Word: handly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Unannounced by the Argentine Government and vigorously denied by its representatives in the U. S., an unofficial ban on U. S. goods has prohibited the majority of importers from bringing U. S. products into Argentina since the first of the year. Behind this prohibition many observers detected the heavy hand of John Bull. Because she buys from Argentina far more than she sells to her, Britain has always been high in Argentina's favor. The U. S. (except when the 1935-37 drought necessitated unusual imports of Argentine grain) ordinarily buys less from Argentina than she sells her, does...
...total value of Argentine exports to those countries. The catch has been that no permits for imports of U. S. automobiles, foodstuffs, tobacco, sporting goods, toys, etc. have been issued by the Government. General Motors Corp., for instance, with only a three months' supply of cars on hand in the Argentine, has quit advertising its product...
...Railroad is altruistic, Jesse and his brother Frank (Henry Fonda) rob his trains with ingratiating gusto. No mollycoddle, Jesse James excels modern cinema gangsters in horseback riding, marksmanship and chivalry. He treats his gun-moll (Nancy Kelly) with devotion, and is shot by a traitor while fondly regarding a hand-embroidered wall motto that says God Bless Our Home...
Chicago's Field Museum of Natural History last week exhibited an extraordinary collection of objects: a stony meteorite with a charred black surface, about the size of a military hand grenade and weighing four pounds; part of a garage roof; the steel turret top of an automobile; an automobile cushion and floor board. These things were acquired for the Museum, at a price which its officials last week refused to reveal, by Ben Hur Wilson, amateur astronomer of Joliet, Ill. They originally belonged to Edward McCain, resident of the small Illinois mining town of Benld...
Manhattan's fusty old First National Bank is long on tradition. No employe or officer may smoke, swear or tell risqué stories within its portals. Most desks are roll-tops and on their upper right-hand corners officers' hats are traditionally poised. Last week it looked as though another tradition were forming. For the retirement of First National's Chairman Jackson Eli Reynolds, a onetime lawyer who had no banking experience when he became First National president 17 years ago, gave complete command of Manhattan's ninth largest bank to President Leon Fraser, who also...