Word: drew
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Gentile André Tardieu, Premier of France, has been running the country supported by a Right-Centre coalition (TIME, March 7). As the campaign drew to a close last week both Jew Blum and Gentile Tardieu became speechless from talking too much, had to let their final speeches be read by leather-lunged henchmen. Premier Tardieu's laryngitis grew so bad that he dared not even venture out to ballot. Thus of the French "Big Three" there remained shouting to the end only that redoubtable Gentile, barrel-chested Edouard Herriot, Mayor of Lyons and leader of the second-largest...
...black dress, was put on the stand to corroborate her husband's story of her ravishment and its effect upon him. For her it was a harrowing ordeal. Tears streamed down her cheeks. Her low drawling voice frequently broke off into choking sobs. From her Counsel Darrow drew forth many a detail of her husband's affection before turning her over to Prosecutor Kelley. Then the following occurred...
Charges that Japan is recruiting White Russian mercenaries in Jugoslavia and Czechoslovakia were made in the Czechoslovak Parliament last week, drew from Acting Foreign Minister Dr. Krofta this tart statement...
...managed to hold on to a deck length's lead all the way. Up to the Harvard Bridge, the water conditions were fair, and good time was made, but from there on the chop was as bad as the crews have rowed in this year. As the two boats drew near the finish by the Union Boat Club, the Jayvee stroke, A. H. Parker '32 raised the beat, which he had kept lower than Cassedy's all the way. In the next instant Cassedy sent the stroke up for a final spurt, which shot the "championship" eight of last year...
...crusty little Senator had been fighting a winter-long battle to frame legislation to curb speculation on Federal Reserve credit. The first draft of his bill sent bankers flocking to Washington to condemn it as deflationary. The second draft drew sharp criticism from the Federal Reserve Board itself. Senator Glass charged that there was a bankers' conspiracy afoot to kill his bill. The third draft which went favorably to the Senate floor last week constituted a series of changes and compromises to make the measure generally acceptable to the financial fraternity...