Word: drew
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...worked his way through the University of Wisconsin as a cook, ran a restaurant in Chicago while studying law. Today with a salary of $12,300 he lives in the same cheap little house he occupied when first chosen mayor. When Woodrow Wilson died in 1924 the City Council drew up a resolution of condolence to the widow of a "great American," asked Mayor Hoan to sign. He refused: "I never did think Wilson was a great American and I won't be a hypocrite by subscribing to such a resolution." For four years he loudly mocked Herbert Hoover...
...explanation of this paradox is that Bostonians are partisan to an absurd degree. This explains their insanity re the Braves and Red Sox. It also explains their disdain of New York Theatre critics. No play, or movie either, ever drew full houses for more than two or three nights on an outside reputation alone. Boston is polite but demands to be shown. Producers invariably face the problem of proving the merit of their production all over again. Boston audiences are discriminating; they have their favorites. Most of all, however, they like what they like...
...mechanical workers. 4) Guaranteed to employes the right of collective bargaining; guaranteed that no employe be required to join or refrain from joining any organization, as a condition of employment. Meanwhile staff writers of eight Philadelphia and Camden newspapers, not at all pleased with being classed as "professionals," drew up a list of objections, appointed Andrew McClean Parker, star reporter for David Stern's Philadelphia Record, to present their demands in Washington. They wanted the code to fix a 40-hr. week (as Scripps-Howard and Hearst voluntarily did fortnight ago) consisting of five 8-hour days, with...
...motor car. Doubling back for refuge toward a drugstore, Colonel Jiminez found it closed (by the strike). He crawled in desperation under a stone bench on the Prado. Two Porristas who bravely sought to rescue their leader were killed by the soldiers' fusillade. Lieut. Villalon drew his pistol, warily approached the bench. Standing his ground, he shot it out with Jiminez until the latter fell on his side, mortally wounded. The watching mob closed...
...till he won the match on the 32nd. Goggins and Hines played a better match. They were all even after the first 18. In the afternoon, Hines was 1 up at the 20th, Goggin 2 up at the 23rd. Hines tied the score at the 30th lost a hole, drew even again at 32nd. On the 35th green, putting for birdies, Hines rimmed the cup from nine feet and Goggin holed out from five, then halved the last hole for the match...