Word: feare
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...staked Long to his political start in 1918 when Long ran for a place on the Louisiana Railroad Commission. As Governor, Oscar Allen had been utterly subservient to Long, taken his cursings with a smile, contented himself with being what he called "The Little Fish." In mortal fear for his own life, Oscar Allen last week had only one thought: to get his daughter quietly married (see p. 55) and to retire from public life as soon as possible...
This shot went home, since British Socialists hate & fear Nazis even more than they do Fascists. The solution proposed by Mr. Lansbury, however, distinctly lacked the Nelsonian touch. He urged his countrymen to remember that they are Christians and face the fact that the Empire has won more overseas territory than His Majesty's Government always know what to do with. Proposing once again his favorite project to "call a World Conference to redistribute resources on a fair basis among all nations," Christian Socialist Lansbury cried: "Britain is the greatest Imperialist power in the world. The call which Christ gave...
...school savings should be insured. The savings, uninsured, were parceled out among twelve St. Louis banks. Presently Dr. Gerling became Superintendent. A small, perpetually busy man who moves from school to school at a nervous trot and waggles his grey Vandyke in short, sharp jerks, Superintendent Gerling saw his fear come true early in 1933. Two of the smaller State banks in St. Louis failed, tying up $96,000 in school deposits. Promptly Dr. Gerling pledged $25,000 of his own savings to make up any possible loss and "prevent the children from losing faith in their elders who encouraged...
...payments one-third. Reason, Bankers Trust tersely explained, was "low interest rates and resulting reduced operating earnings." Because both institutions had earned their dividends in the first half of this year, their announcements gave the over-the-counter bank-share market a bad turn for a few days. The fear that First National, the "Baker Bank," would pare its $25 quarterly payment, sent First National stock tumbling $135 per share to $1,680. Not until Guaranty Trust, First National and other Manhattan banks declared their usual dividends did the bank-share market shake out of its gloom...
...businessmen assembled at Propheteer Roger Babson's National Business Conference at Babson Park, Mass., President Rudolf Hecht of American Bankers Association trumpeted: "The banker is no longer haunted by the fear of impending disaster. He is no longer filled with doubts as to what unexpected weaknesses may be lurking in banking, or in business conditions affecting banking, that will come forth to plague him tomorrow...