Word: defender
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...industry in the world." That enterprise soon folded and Storeman Saunders, took over the "world rights" to a cleaning fluid called "Evernew," announced he had "thoroughly investigated the cleanser and found it to be the best on the market." "Evernew" also had a sorry ending. Its sponsor had to defend two of his salesmen who were haled into court by members of a Methodist Missionary Society who claimed the fluid had ruined their clothes. By last week Grocer Saunders had Keedoozle publicity well in hand, even if his store was still abuilding and may not open until next January. Keedoozle...
Among the things that prizefight reporters & public overlooked last week was the fact that the first-class heavyweights Louis had fought did not include one who was reasonably quick, intelligent and courageous. Consequently, Press & public were unaware that Joe Louis had not yet learned how to defend himself from a straight right-hand punch on the jaw. Max Schmeling revealed this shocking omission in the fourth round of the fight. Superman Louis flopped down on his haunches...
...without losing a game. The U. S. lost the Westchester Cup in 1914, regained it in the first series after the War in 1921. British teams challenging in 1924, 1927, 1930 failed to get a game. This year, discarding the precedent whereby the challenger plays on the defender's ground, the U. S. Polo Association, to keep the series going, had to offer to defend in England...
Thus last week, 19 years after the Russian working people hopefully staged their Revolution, they were promised for adoption, at a date not yet announced, a new Constitution to defend their personal rights and interests. According to All Union Chief Prosecutor Vishinsky a special object of the new Constitution will be "to provide maximum precautions against unwarranted indictments and unjust convictions" and to protect the individual "even against wrongful prosecution by the State...
...conservative Palmer House for the first Finance Congress of Women. The Congress was sponsored by Women Investors in America, Inc., as bitter an enemy as the New Deal boasts. And from 18 states went female capitalists to extol the right of property, to exhort each other to defend their investments as they would their young...