Word: drives
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...from taking the defensive, John Lewis was last week busy extending his long, long lines. Already launched under the friendly eye of his brother, Alma Denny Lewis, was a drive to organize 800,000 Federal Government employes, a move which brought an official frown from the Chief Executive of the biggest employer in the U. S. (see p. 9). He chartered a new organization called the State, County and Municipal Workers of America, hoped for 2,000,000 members, declared that strikes and picketing would not be included in the organization's policy. And last week John Lewis...
...formidable as could be lined up in the field today. But while Harry Bridges has a masterful hand with the rank & file he has never been able to work smoothly with his labor peers. This may prove to be the real weakness in the C. I. O. maritime drive, for John Lewis, who knows little about waterfront labor, will have to rely almost entirely on Harry Bridges...
...memorial service in the Arlington National Cemetery theatre, placed a wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Governmental high spot of the jamboree came later this week with President Roosevelt's review. Instead of waiting while the 25,000 passed him, the President was to drive down Constitution Avenue, lined for two miles by cheering Boy Scouts...
...nationwide flock was not critical. It said: "Until recently we had thought John L. Lewis plenty smart when it came to sensing public sentiment." But its faith had been shaken, the World-Telegram continued, by two incidents: 1) John Lewis' announcement last fortnight of a C.I.O. drive to organize Government employes at a time when "Lewis-haters were scaring their children with pictures of the Lewis eyebrows"; 2) an invitation to Harry Bridges, intense little leader of the Pacific Coast's maritime labor, to come to Washington for a conference this week. While Harry Bridges was only...
...young Sam King. Manero was defeated by Cotton and Nelson lost to little David Rees. By this time defense of the Ryder Cup fell to Gene Sarazen and again Crumley's proved the crucial point. Coming to the 34th hole 1 up on Percy Alliss, Sarazen proceeded to drive into the deep trap. As Captain Hagen excitedly chewed a cigaret on the sideline, Sarazen heroically lifted his ball safely over the bunker to the green, halved the hole. He halved the next one, too, then drove calmly between the dunes, pitched to the green, holed...