Word: formalize
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...possibly offsetting a similar vote that fiery little Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia expects to receive for his anti-Hitlerism. And Mr. Mahoney could look for support from no less a personage than Franklin Roosevelt. Although President Roosevelt would probably like to see Administration enemies in Tammany thrown out forever, a formal denial was issued this week that he would take any hand in the mayoralty fight...
...immediately took up his new duties, first of which was to install Most Rev. Joseph H. Albers, lately of Cincinnati, as first bishop of Lansing, Mich. The Detroit Free Press informed its readers that the city's new shepherd wished to be addressed, not with the formal "Your Excellency," but thus: "'Good morning, Archbishop!' or 'Archbishop, will you have coffee...
...Ambassador to France, introduced the Deputy from Meuse, who spoke no English. Wartime Aviator Harry W. Colmery, Commander of the American Legion, orated for his 4,000,000 comrades, about half of whom got to France before the War was over. Wildly applauded, General Pershing made the formal dedication and an American flag was raised...
...members of the United Office and Professional Workers of America, a three-month-old C. I. O. affiliate, about 50 are employed in the Hofmann Building offices of United Automobile Workers of America. Led by Bookkeeper Muriel Jenkins the U. A. W.'s office workers last week presented formal demands to the U. A. W. management. Like the good unionists they are, the office workers wanted such things as the closed shop, vacations with pay, a 35-hr, week, time & one-half for overtime, seniority rights, better lighting equipment, clean restrooms, a $25-per-week minimum wage...
...already living up to most of the U. O. P. W. A. demands except on minor points like seniority, lighting, restrooms. As for lighting and restrooms, that was up to the Hofmann Building management, not the U. A. W. management. Speedy negotiations leading to a formal contract signed by U. A. W. President Homer Martin were predicted...