Word: generaled
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...first time since March 4, Citizen Calvin Coolidge returned to the Washington news spotlight. He enjoyed the experience immensely. From Northamp ton to the capital he had journeyed over night to attend the White House promul gation of the General Treaty for the Renunciation of War, creature of his own administration (see col. 1). Observers studied him sharply for changes, found that he talked more freely, smiled more benignly, looked a little less plump, a little less wrinkled about the eyes than when he had left the White House. If he had any regrets on revisiting the scenes...
...Miss Lucy Hannon, general manager of the Ohio Equity Exchange Co., "only woman executive in coopera- tive marketing," named the new creation ?Farmers' National Grain Corp. Organized grain groups will subscribe to its stock, elect its directors and officials The corporation, thus privately owned, will buy grain from its members, sell it nationally to the best advantage. To it the Federal Farm Board will make operating advances from its $500,000,000 loan fund...
...Republican member of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Edge was needed through the special session to "help" President Hoover on tariff revision.* The real political reason: If Mr. Edge resigned from the Senate before Oct. 5. New Jersey voters under the law would pick his successor at a general election on Nov. 5. This would mean a cat-&-dog fight among New Jersey Republicans, who are split. The split might be wide enough to let a Demo crat through. If Senator Edge resigned after Oct. 5, Governor Larson, not the People, would choose his successor, thus preserving a Republican...
Upon the instruments of War last week President Hoover bent a mind primed for Peace. Logic and economy were his inspirations: logic, to make U. S. national defense congruous with the General Treaty for the Renunciation of War; economy, to make a tax cut possible...
...discover why the Army cost so much President Hoover instructed Secretary of War Good to appoint a special commission for the General Staff. Specifically this commission was to "see what services and other outlays have become obsolete through advancement of science and war methods; and what development programs can well be spread over longer periods in view of the general world outlook." To his Shenandoah camp President Hoover took as week-end guests to ponder this problem Secretary Good, Assistant Secretaries Hurley and Davison, Chief of Staff Summerall. It was decided to let the General Staff instead of a commission...