Word: corrington
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...persons who can prove "need," an idea sold to Administrator Harry Hopkins by President Sidney Hillman of Amalgamated Clothing Workers (TIME, June 20). Bids were in and samples received from 1,800 manufacturers. At the Manhattan office of the U. S. Treasury's Procurement Division, WPAdministrator Corrington Gill inspected long racks of garments including tuxedos and racy sports clothes (see cut). He announced that nothing "flashy" would be accepted, that WPA would buy about 1,000,000 quiet garments-durable overcoats and one-pants suits-ranging in price up to $25. Meanwhile, Mr. Gill rented warehouses in Manhattan, Baltimore...
Into Hyde Park next day trooped Mr. Ickes and his new Undersecretary of the Interior Charles West; Mr. Hopkins and his crack statistician, Corrington Gill; Frank Walker, Rex Tugwell, Budget Director Daniel Bell. Morning, afternoon & evening pencils scratched, words flew across the big library table in Hyde Park House. When the visitors set out for Washington late at night Mr. Hopkins looked chipper, Mr. Ickes glum...
Father Cox had the National Catholic Welfare Conference News Service speed reporters to Federal Emergency Relief Administration headquarters in Washington. Was FERAdministrator Harry Hopkins "becoming concerned over the birth rate among families on relief?" No! "Was he gathering information on the subject?" No! Assistant FERAdministrator Corrington Gill rushed off a telegram to Father Cox: "FERA has not collected statistics of this nature...
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