Word: feeding
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Roberts picked F. (for Frank) Peavey Heffelfinger, 55, millionaire Minneapolis grain man. Lean, hardworking Peavey Heffelfinger† is executive vice president of F. H. Peavey & Co., an old (79 years), conservative, family-owned firm which operates elevators, grain trucks, flour and feed mills. As plain as an old shoe in dress, mannerisms, and the way he runs his business, Yale man Heffelfinger has kept largely in the G.O.P. background. But his wife, an early supporter of Harold Stassen, has worked in the G.O.P.'s Minnesota front ranks for more than a decade...
...only one-third of the total. Nancy's case was more typical. From the age of four, Nancy was repeatedly molested by a middle-aged man. Her mother had been in & out of mental hospitals ever since Nancy's birth. When at home, she often forgot to feed Nancy, accused the child of causing her own mental ills, and beat her. When the mother died, Nancy (then eight) felt herself to blame. She kept on having trysts with the man until she was eleven, when he went to court and she went to the Langley Porter psychiatrists...
...they are stunted and their skin and hair lose pigment, making them look reddish or grey. For short-term relief, U.N. agencies are supplying thousands of tons of dried skim milk, rich in protein. But in the long run, said Dr. Brock, these primitive peoples must be taught to feed their children beans, which they can raise...
Soluble Plant Food. In time for spring gardening Du Pont will market a plant food which can be sprayed on to plant leaves or lawns without danger of burning them The solution is absorbed through the foliage, and eliminates the need of drenching the soil to feed to the roots. A 1½-lb. can costs...
A.C.D. is also a sensualist who must feed on life and action. His book is strong when it describes his meals. It is weak between feedings...