Word: glads
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...halfway mark, Typsters Sherry & Kolin glanced at the score board, saw they were falling far behind, got up and quit. For many years international typewriting contests were sponsored by Underwood Typewriter Co. but any manufacturer is glad to furnish a machine to contestants for the good advertising of having a champion use it. For several years Underwoods won. Then came Depression and the contests stopped. Last week's contest was run by International Commercial Schools Contest Association, and the three survivors, tearing the hearts out of their machines, were using Royals...
...first wife. After dinner with a dozen old friends, he motored to the familiar grounds and in the opensided amphitheatre delivered his second political speech, interjecting a new issue in the campaign. Excerpts: ''In view of the great contribution Chautauqua has made to American Life, I was glad to accept your invitation to speak...
...unperturbed person last week was Colonel Brehon Burke Somervell, third to have charge of New York's relief machine in a year, whose character was recently gauged by newshawks who asked him where he came from. "From Arkansas," growled the Colonel, "where men are men and women are glad of it.'' Last week he responded in similar vein to a Journal newshawk: "I think this is swell publicity, and the more weaselers we can find, the better pleased I'll be. If there are any dead men on the payrolls, we want to know...
...Minister Count Ciano announce Italy's adherence, with reservations, to the French Cabinet's round robin, not to aid either side in Spain (TIME, Aug. 17). This week Premier Blum was able to enjoy a "diplomatic victory" when the Soviet Union and Germany decreed arms embargoes. Always glad to come in on anything of a pacific nature, the For eign Ministers of Norway, Sweden, Den mark and Finland met in conference at Copenhagen, solemnly pledged Scandinavia not to ship arms to either the Whites or the Government of Spain...
...Glad were businessmen to observe indices such as these...