Word: finish
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...partisan keynote, the convention then unanimously elected as Honorary President happy Democrat Alfred Emanuel Smith, a veteran of the 1915 convention. After a learned speech by President Crane on the virtues of democracy, the delegates, who will receive a $2,500 salary for their streamlining and hope to finish it by summer, recessed. Major streamlines suggested: a unicameral Legislature; replacing the present Department of Law under an elected Attorney-General by a department of justice under an Attorney-General appointed by the Governor; reapportionment of Senate & Assembly districts; restricting the State's authority to force expenditures by municipal budgets...
Professional golfers are somewhat like race horses. They receive no salary for their competitive performances, are rewarded only when they finish in the money...
Pennsylvania is not ranked as one of the top circuit teams after a poor finish last season and none too good prospects this spring, while Coach Fred Mitchell has hopes for the Crimson nine. But neither team has been tested to date, and no defluite prediction can be made on today's outcome...
...even oncourage boys to finish their college careers," Collins continued. "There's a young follow named Sayles on our ball club new who played on the Olympic nine as a Freshman. We agreed to help defray his college expenses, but he wanted to quit school right away. The coach at Oregon, that's where he was playing, came to our scout out there, all upset, and we influenced the boy to take another year at least...
When A. T. & T. President Walter Gifford read these recommendations he exploded in wrath: "The investigation . . . was one-sided from start to finish. We were denied not only the right to cross-examine investigation witnesses and to be heard in our own behalf but were denied the right to have included in the record written material which we had prepared and considered necessary to point out serious and important errors affecting most of the investigators' reports. Commissioner Walker's report must be appraised in light of these facts. ... It presents much that is imply not true...