Word: genial
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...their keynoter in Philadelphia next June, Democratic chieftains last week also chose a genial, slow-spoken Senator, one every bit as big and rugged and impressive-looking as Republican Steiwer. By coming out early for Franklin Roosevelt, Kentucky's Alben William Barkley got the post of keynoter at the Democratic convention in 1932. By unwavering loyalty to the New Deal, Senator Barkley won the same reward this year. He cannot, however, rehash the same speech. Denouncing and deploring four years ago, he will this year have to commend and indorse...
Nevertheless, they are un-pledged; nor is it by any means certain that the genial Kansan will be the national Republican choice next June. Borah is a definite possibility, as is Knox, and there is always that man named Hoover. Support of the President by his party, on the other hand, if casual, was at least certain, and if this is not the case at the Philadelphia convention, it will be most unusual. The obvious inference is that Massachusetts Republicans voted for Landon because he is the most in the limelight at the present moment, an uncertain reason at best...
Behind scenes congratulations went to genial one-armed Joseph S. Thompson, new president of the San Francisco Musical Association, and to plump go-getting Leonora Wood Armsby, founder of the Hillsborough summer concerts, who this winter has been the San Francisco orchestra's managing director. Last year when there was no regular season because of the lack of public support, the city voted $30,000 to give ten popular-priced concerts (TIME, May 13). But Mrs. Armsby and President Thompson (brother of Author Kathleen Morris), were determined to have an oldtime formal season besides, engaged Monteux and launched...
...present time the President's genial press conferences have kept him in favor with the rank and file of reporters, leaving such incorrigibles as Mark Sullivan and Frank Kent standing out like sailing ships at sea. But the spirit of fair play is lacking when particular people are singled out for official venom. If the Democrats get a vote of confidence next fall, they will continue in office with the deep distrust of the large body of people that have fallen victim to the blackjack blows of press-agent Michelson and his White House scribes...
This autumn Princetonians will miss J. Duncan Spaeth's genial boasting about the talents of his halfbrother, "Tune Detective" Sigmund Spaeth, the professional abilities of his wife. Painter Marie Haughton Spaeth, the age of his Princeton house, built during the French & Indian Wars. Oarsmen will miss his stout figure perched in the bow of a motorboat, whizzing up & down Lake Carnegie at crew practice...