Word: glumly
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...unions settled by subcommittees before admission. Since this point would seem to be open to horse trading, the more optimistic lieutenants in both C. I. O. and A. F. of L. remained cheerful. But the two commanders quit their last meeting grim and glum, merely announcing that they would report back-without recommendations-to their respective negotiating committees when they reassembled December 21. "Is it the status quo ante?" Mr. Lewis was asked-meaning war. "That would be a fair analysis," he replied stepping into the elevator...
...National Association of Accredited Publicity Directors named as No. 1 U. S. publicity man glum, poker-faced Charles ("Charley") Michelson, chief publicist for the No. 1 U. S. citizen. Said Franklin Roosevelt's pressagent at the Association's dinner in his honor: "There is an impression . . . that I sit at the President's right hand,* sharing his innermost thoughts, and that no Congressman or Senator can make a speech or take a drink without consulting me. Unfortunately, that picture is not exactly accurate...
Benefiting from the same reprieve were three glum, middle-aged Russian aviators who had been shot down at almost the same time, were on trial simultaneously: Alexis Teodoro Chircasov, Michael Zaikin, Gregori Nicolas Jhosiainov...
...industry is thus limping, Soviet agriculture seemed last week about to surpass this year in grain harvested and threshed the previous alltime Russian record of 105,000,000 metric tons. All Soviet grains have done well in 1937 with the possible exception of corn. In Rotterdam grain traders were glum as the Soviet Union reopened its selling agency, apparently ready to unload on Europe this fall enough produce to depress prices seriously. Within a few hours Russia's Rotterdam agents were selling wheat and barley in such volume that the Soviet Union's offerings were virtually setting...
Before March 15 income tax installments were due, the Bureau of Internal Revenue blithely estimated that 6,000,000 glum people would make returns.- This calculation began to go awry about ten days ago when tax offices far & wide began clamoring for more tax blanks. Hastily blanks were shunted to the places with the greatest shortages. The Bureau hastily boosted its estimates of returns...