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Word: electioneerings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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In southwestern Texas for a fortnight little furry cotton seeds have been lying in the womb of Mother Earth sucking up winter rain, beginning to unfold inside, thrusting out little white roots, pushing up diminutive stalks. Day by day and mile by mile to the east and north other furry...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Stop-Gap | 2/24/1936 | See Source »

But Senator Robinson might have saved his breath. In an election year the U. S. Senate would grant itself the benefit of any reasonable doubt. With Senators from the industrial Northeast voicing a footless "No," the farm bill was thumped through the Senate, 56-to-20, sent to the House...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Stop-Gap | 2/24/1936 | See Source »

(3 of 3) peace in an election year were most anxious to avoid. Thus last week, with Secretary of State Hull's acquiescence, Chairman Pittman of the Foreign Relations Committee announced that by unanimous vote the Committee would drop the proposed permanent neutrality resolution and propose a 14-month...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Peace Passion Cold | 2/24/1936 | See Source »

Clearer than any handwriting on the wall is the ballot in the Senior class election. At the bottom of that document the glove is flung down to the unwary voter: "DO YOU APPROVE OF THE CLASS CONSTITUTION?" Following this challenge there is a small box in which one's assent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FASCISM COMES TO HARVARD | 2/21/1936 | See Source »

D. Boone Schirmer '37, Laurence S. Levy '39, and George Mayberry 1G received election to the execute council.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: STUDENT UNION NAMES BLIVEN AS PRESIDENT | 2/20/1936 | See Source »

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