Word: elected
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Communist preparations for the World Revolution of the World Proletariat than any other North American statesman, Canadian voters know that the Comintern of Moscow is not that funny kind of Russian cabbage soup with sour cream in it. Exceptionally enlightened as to Communists, Canadians were offered a chance to elect Red M. P.'s last week by Incendiary Tim Buck who rushes about trying to win workmen's votes by showing them cablegrams of encouragement received from the World Communist Party Congress in Moscow (TIME, July 29, et seq.). Presenting candidates in only 15 ridings last week...
...Reformists, getting nowhere themselves, seemed likely to elect only Mr. Stevens. Hour by hour Mr. King & Liberals forged ahead on the crest of Canada's "against-the-Government'' reaction to Depression, until ultimately they found themselves topping the Liberal landslide which gives Mr. King the largest majority his party has ever had, makes him Premier-presumptive, to be installed in a few weeks...
...scarce, but their voices were heard. Publisher Frank B. Shutts of the Miami Herald flayed Roosevelt critics as shortsighted, short-memoried ingrates. William Taradash, retired Chicago garment maker, heartily approved Mr. Honeywell's suggestion that businessmen retire to politics next year- not to defeat Roosevelt but to re-elect...
Before Rector-elect Young reached San Francisco, the vestry announced it was "investigating" him. Little investigation was necessary-the Industrial Association had a dossier on L. Bradford Young...
...eleven directors of the Foundation, chiefly major Gannett executives, will serve for life, elect their own successors. The Foundation will hold a controlling majority of the common (voting; stock, all of which is now held by Publisher Gannett. Prime consideration of the directors will be to pay dividends on the preferred stock, which is owned largely by employes, executives and the public. After a cash reserve (not to exceed $100,000) has been set up, not less than 75% of the net income each year must be distributed to charity...