Word: helpings
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...unduly disturbed was the President when the Senate suddenly took its own head and passed the Bankhead plan, upping the price the farmers would have to pay from 3? to 5? a pound and limiting sales to 2,000,000 bales. For with the help of House Agricultural Chairman Marvin Jones, and with time working against the Bankhead plan because planting had already started, he counted on it dying an early death in the House. Meantime, the Department of Agriculture already had $5,000,000 available to put the Roosevelt plan into operation...
...California coops. Legislature approved a similar bill two years ago, but ex-Governor Frank F. Merriam killed it with a pocket veto. Busy Mr. Campbell has already organized his Exchange, with a board of directors including top flight Los Angeles bigwigs. Los Angeles Times Editor Ralph Trueblood offered to help, was told to lay low lest he scare off California Democrats. Liberal Publisher Manchester Boddy also was asked to keep quiet, lest he frighten Republicans...
...that henceforth wars will again be fought by small groups of professionals trained especially to handle war's complicated machines. According to this theory, the draft would largely be confined to industrial workers conscripted to produce the machines. Until only a month ago Britain's idea of help to France in case of war was that of furnishing a few highly mechanized divisions and her Air Force...
...resigned too. With its once-remunerative radio dates gone, and its budget badly off balance, outlook for the orchestra seemed squally. Leopold Stokowski preserved his beautiful calm. He purred: "If Philadelphia is solidly behind our orchestra, the disturbing influences can be stopped. If I can do anything to help, I will be so glad." At week's end it looked as though Heavyweight Stokowski might indeed help, by returning to the Philadelphia Orchestra next season as chief conductor...
Speakers at the opening session Friday evening, in a symposium on "Can Education Help Democracy Survive?", will be President Conant, Dr. Gummere, Chairman of the Committee on Admissions, and Arthur N. Holcombe, Professor of Government...