Word: feed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Father Divine's cultists live in noisy, overcrowded "Heavens" which the Father has lately been moving, away from Harlem and its rival evangelists, to farms, where working "Angels" can feed and support themselves. Pardonably proud was Father Divine to announce last week that he had bought a new Heaven, an estate in an exclusive neighborhood. The estate: 500-acre "Krum Elbow" near Highland-on-the-Hudson, N. Y. Most exclusive neighbor (1,800 ft. directly across the river): Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The seller: eccentric, Roosevelt-hating Socialite Howland Spencer...
...President's train was offering 3-to-1 on Smith until Elliott's father spoke for Thomas at Oklahoma City. Then Elliott sent for Timmons, who protested the odds had changed, were now 8-to-10. Elliott agreed to the odds but refused to bet "chicken feed." badgered unhappy Timmons into betting...
...Federal Surplus Commodity Corp. got authority from Secretary of Agriculture Wallace to use its new $79,000,000 appropriation at once to buy surpluses of oranges, vegetables, peaches, flour, cereal products, to feed 2,000,000 needy families...
...Governor of New York . . . because I could get no assistance from Washington, I was compelled to create State deficits-to put the State treasury into the 'red'-in order to feed the destitute and give work to the unemployed...
...told with almost straight humor. Example: Ineligible for the football banquet because he has no girl to take, a high-school second-string player gets a miraculous date with the prettiest girl in the State. But at the banquet he ignores her completely- he just wanted a big feed...