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Word: hire (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...schools, at a cost to the U. S. of $290 to $310 per student. When they graduate, they will be far from qualified as military pilots, but most of them should rate private pilots' licenses (allowing them to fly themselves and passengers for fun, do no flying for hire). But C. A. A.'s fledglings, with the rudiments of flying will be far better material for the Army and Navy air corps than total greenhorns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: School for Willa | 9/25/1939 | See Source »

...confusing than Harvard geography is the tumult of meetings, buildings, people, and "vital" decisions confronting an entering class. The well-meaning patronizing of sophomores, the nebulous advice of juniors, and the aloof disconcern of seniors seldom bring much order out of the chaos. The college might almost as well hire a set of carollers to wander about the Yard singing a medley of "Hold Tight" and "God Rest You Merry Gentlemen...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "LET NOTHING YOU DISMAY" | 9/22/1939 | See Source »

...reopen with it, was blondined, billowy, 55-year-old Sophie Tucker herself. Ultimatumed A. A. A. A.: If Comedienne Tucker, suspended by its member Equity for "treason," rejoined the cast even at rehearsal, the actors would walk out. Ultimatumed I. A. T. S. E.: If Producer Freedley tried to hire a substitute, the stagehands would walk out. A. A. A. A. President Frank Gillmore rallied his Thespians. His lieutenant, acting Equity President Bert Lytell, his eye on the headlines, keynoted: "We are in the same position as Poland. We have been invaded and we must fight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Alphabet Crisis | 9/11/1939 | See Source »

Last February the Interstate Commerce Commission, which supervises all vehicular interstate haulage for hire, was confronted with an odd request. A man named Clarence Young Rose wanted permission to continue to operate what he called Georgia Caravan Camps Inc., which consisted of an annual cross-country trip of a large group of adolescents in a fleet of truckbusses, led, for cash, by Mr. Rose. Before granting the license, the ICC thought it wise to have a good look at Clarence Young Rose and the Georgia Caravan Camps Inc. Its findings: Clarence Young Rose is a big handsome 51-year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Second Wind | 9/11/1939 | See Source »

...University also has position for which they hire undergraduates. Among the jobs available to Freshmen are! parking lot attendants, proctors and monitors, library attendants, field-workers and checkers on the athletic fields, and typists...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Student Can Earn Part of Expenses | 9/1/1939 | See Source »

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