Word: evens
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Even Thanksgiving Day was political matter in the U. S. last week. Twenty-two States' Governors proclaimed Thanksgiving on Nov. 23-23 proclaimed Nov. 30-three proclaimed both days. Ribald Republicans called Thanksgiving I "Franks-giving...
...Cleveland, Paul Vories McNutt united-for one evening at least-the numerous scrapping Ohio Democratic elements at a binge given by New Dealer Dan T. Moore, regional SEC chief. Even big businessmen, Republicans, and three-time Republican Mayor Harold H. Burton came, saw and were temporarily conquered by tall, tan, terrific Mr. McNutt...
Laws of the State government made it virtually impossible for cities to raise the necessary relief funds even by taxing themselves...
...Europe. There is not much the United States can do. She can protest to Russia, declare her a belligerent and an aggressor but very little more. But what is important for us is to try to see the issues more clearly all the time, and maintain neutrality in action even though it is becoming more and more impossible to maintain it in thought. Meanwhile states like Finland will be unjustly destroyed...
...facts are that he didn't have any guts. Goodman didn't change his style to get to the top--he stuck to his guns and starved far longer than Shaw to get to the top. Count Basie played at $18 a week for six years before getting anywhere. Even sweet bands like Sammy Kaye were broke, but didn't bellyache. The show business demands an eye for an eye, and Shaw, after having fired the musicians that stuck to him in the thin days, decided that the role of a Hamletian martyr committing public hari-kari was better than...