Word: detroit
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...members. That figure was obtained by confusing the Tribune Volunteers, which Publisher McCormick insists is a strictly non-partisan organization, with the "Republican Volunteers for the Winning of the West," organized by Republican national headquarters. Guesses at the membership of the McCormick organization, which has branches in Manhattan, Detroit and Philadelphia, range from 10,000 to 50,000. Rhymed Chicago Times Columnist Gail Borden...
...potent Republican sheets, Moe Annenberg's Philadelphia Inquirer, Harry Chandler's Los Angeles Times, and the Detroit Free Press have been outstanding members of the McCormick school of damnation. The late, loud Frederick...
Even the vehement anti-New Deal sentiment in Detroit failed to shake the University of Detroit's 906 to 222 vote for Roosevelt. The University of Washington, in Scattle, showed the largest vote of all, of which 2253 balots went for the Democrats and 1562 for the Republicans...
James Smithson's original bequest amounted to $508,318.46. Other endow ments, increase of investment values, savings from income, etc. have swelled this hoard to $1,808,000. In 1919 the will of Charles L. Freer of Detroit provided nearly $2,000,000 to manage the art collections which he had already donated and housed next door to the Institution head quarters. This has increased to $4,770,000 bringing the total of the Smithsonian's investments to $6,577,000. Of this, $1,000,000 is deposited in the Treasury and draws 6% by law; the rest...
Died. Mrs. Margaret Theisen Fisher, 79, mother of Detroit's seven shy, automobile body-building Fisher Brothers (William, Lawrence, Frederick, Edward, Howard, Charles, Alfred); after a fortnight's illness; in Detroit. Each son had a separate night to pay her a call...