Word: generalship
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Some two years ago aunt and niece were at loggerheads because Evangeline wanted the late William Bramwell Booth, her brother and Catherine's father, ousted from his autocratic generalship of the Army. General Booth "resigned"; Edward John Higgins was elected his successor, with just as broad autocratic authority (TIME...
Halfback Johnny Doyle and his friends from West Virginia ripped the Fordham line for a total of 210 yards, almost all of it in the second half which they started twelve points behind. Bad luck and mistaken generalship kept them from adding three touchdowns to their safety. Fordham 18, West Virginia...
...date Oct. 8 will bring to secretary generalship of the Fascist Party whom? Though Il Duce's letter did not touch upon this point the Prime Minister soon pronounced Italy's new next-to-most-important name...
With Booster Glaser was Joseph Steinberg, lawyer, aspirant for the Attorney-Generalship. They used Charles Curtis's name freely, made warm pre-election promises. After he had refused to grant either permit on Glaser's recommendation, Administrator Campbell received a letter from Director Doran beginning: "You are advised that Senator Curtis has again called my attention to the application of the Spa Chemical Co." The permit was then obtained. He quotes Director Doran as saying: "I believe you are absolutely right . . . but I should hate to have Senator Curtis on my tail." The Administrator commented last week...
Directly in charge of Dry work under Enforcer-in-Chief Mitchell, was Assistant Attorney General Gustav Aaron Young-quist (successor to famed Mabel Walker Willebrandt). When he came into office last year from the attorney generalship of Minnesota, this quiet, practical, tight-mouthed man declared: "I'm a Dry but not a fanatic." Responsible for actual Dry enforcement under Assistant Attorney General Youngquist was Amos Walter Wright Woodcock, appointed director of Prohibition fortnight...