Word: esteemed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...George Eaton Scott, Chicago steel founder, a fisherman (past president of the Izaac Walton League); and Mrs. August Belmont, Manhattan dowager. They expect, as does he, that he will soon know enough facts to purge the Red Cross of inconsequential expenses and personnel, to balance its budget, regain popular esteem. Conducting the actual investigation: Edwin G. Booz Surveys of Chicago...
James Y. Murdoch, 40, King's Counsel, a man of great esteem in Toronto, last fortnight reported to the shareholders of Noranda Mines, Ltd. of which he is president. From Noranda's deep shafts which pierce rich veins of gold, and from its bigger copper deposits, from its smelters and refineries, last year Noranda earned only $3,842,000 against $4,287,000 in 1929. But this news was not discouraging to Noranda's shareholders, all of whom have had faith that the spectacular history of Noranda cannot continue dull for long. For a few days after...
This book is published on the occasion of the 90th birthday of Mr. Holmes and is a contribution to the esteem and honor in which he is held by the peoples of the English speaking world...
...involved process of diplomatic backmail Mrs. Chalfont herself becomes deeply enmeshed. Upon learning of his wife's Haison the senile statesman assumes that her partner in crime is his pretty petitioner's spouse, and that Mrs. Chalfont holds himself, despite his many winters, in no low esteem. And so he insists that all four get divorces and he and Chalfont exchange wives How he is made aware of his egregious flatulence, how he gives the post to the deserving man, and his blanket apology to all concerned in his best House of Lords manner makes an amusing third...
...sent a great airfleet to demonstrate over New York and New England last year. He went before Congress, won its favor, got larger appropriations for his service. He pushed the Navy's technical development, argued for more dirigibles. Result: Naval aeronautics todays stands higher, in efficiency, effectiveness and popular esteem, than ever before...