Word: formerly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Right Address. Although the British could not diplomatically recognize him, the logical man to have dealt with was General Gen Sugiyama, commander of the North China Army. Former War Minister, a thorough soldier who believes in "action before words," General Sugiyama (along with others of the military caste) feels himself responsible only to the Emperor. Fifty-nine years old, he was once a military attache at Paris, at another time a delegate to the Geneva Disarmament Conference of 1926. The prattle of diplomats, the explanations of foreign offices, the fine points of parliamentarians are not, however, for him. Last week...
...Passed a bill (twitting the State Department) to relieve aliens (such as Irishmen) from swearing allegiance to their former rulers (such as George VI) upon applying for U. S. citizenship...
Scandalized Laborites, who consider Lord Perth (former Ambassador to Italy) an arch-appeaser, though others who know him claim he is not pro-Fascist, merely pro-British, demanded to know if there was going to be "censorship." Promised the Prime Minister: "There will be no interference with the British Press by that department." He announced that its peacetime function would be to spread British propaganda overseas...
...minors, Manager Lazzeri will match wits with many a famed onetime major-leaguer. Among his rivals in the International League (Class AA) are three former big-league managers: Rogers Hornsby (Baltimore Orioles), Burleigh Grimes (Montreal Royals) and Steve O'Neill (Buffalo Bisons). Other famed big-leaguers now managing minor-league teams: Donie Bush (Louisville Colonels), Roger Peckinpaugh (New Orleans Pelicans), Lefty O'Doul (San Francisco Seals), Rabbit Maranville (Albany Senators), Kiki Cuyler (Chattanooga Lookouts), Blondy Ryan (Clinton, la. Giants), Goose Goslin (Trenton Senators...
...Favored C. I. O. over A. F. of L. 2. Appointed a former Socialist as her assistant. 3. Boasted the Administration would continue to "spend and spend, tax and tax, elect and elect." 4. Made no effort to stop sitdown strikes. 5. Refused to deport an alleged Communist Labor 'official...