Word: farleys
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Kans., vivacious Democratic Committeewoman from Puerto Rico and for ten years head of the English Department of Puerto Rico University, fairly crowed over her appointment as collector of customs at San Juan. She made no secret of the fact that she had put the political screws to Postmaster General Farley in an unsuccessful attempt to get the governorship for herself...
...varsity wrestling the Harvard team will be made up of Edward T. Farley '36, in the 145 pound class, Robert D. Reed '36 in the 155, and Howland B. Stoddard '36, in the 125, all of whom are Sophomores without extensive experience. Donald V. McGranahan '35, Richard W. Amory '35, Richard G. Ames '34, captain, and Gridley Barrows '34 will also wrestle...
With those 47 words emitted last week by Postmaster General Farley, his politi cal mouthpiece, President Roosevelt, master politician, achieved no less than five major political points...
...family, Sister Christina (Lillian Gish), arrives from the nunnery to spend Christmas. Before Christina arrives, the Parleys are worried mainly because they think she may decide to claim, by their father's will, their town house instead of the farm. By the time Christina has enlightened Theresa Farley (Jane Wyatt) about the cause of squabbles with a husband who teaches law at Cambridge; implied that her oldest brother (Moffat Johnston) might be wise to marry his secretary; consoled her smallest sister for a lost love; made wise responses to a brother who has lost faith in Communism...
...putting them in wigs. The editors of Life contrived a more childish and practical solution. A page of four photographs called "Whiskerreotypes" in the current issue shows Senator Borah in a Chick Sale goatee. Vice President Garner in a facial fringe that makes him look like President Grant, Postmaster Farley in the handlebar mustachio of an oldtime bar keeper, and New York's onetime Mayor O'Brien in a shovel beard...