Word: holidaying
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...right goodwill. In spite of announcement by the strike's fomenter, wild-haired, bespectacled Milo Reno, that "instructions were issued that there was not to be any picketing," John Farmer went out on the highways to turn back city-bound shipments of foodstuffs. Iowa, seat of the Farmers Holiday Association, was the scene of widespread picketing. A man driving a truckload of cattle into Sioux City was badly beaten. Governor Herring called out militiamen to help patrol highways in the western part of his State. Veterans of last spring's milk war in Wisconsin outdid their lowan colleagues...
...address contained no ray of hope that there will be changes in the policies which so far have proved absolutely ineffective. The Farmers Holiday Association has demanded recognition of the right of the farmer of production cost, which is fundamental. The President en tirely ignored this and failed to mention...
Breather. By the end of last week there was evidence that the AAA's quick action had somewhat pacified John Farmer and George Peek had a breather. Holiday members in 14 states stalled, failed to vote for the strike. Northeastern Colorado and Western Nebraska farmers went further, resolved at their meetings "to follow the leadership of President Roosevelt." Tempered editorials appeared, like that of the Cedar Rapids Gazette, which concluded: "The Government's proposition is part cash and part gamble; Reno's proposition is all gamble." Even such a hot-head as grizzled old Governor William Henry...
...Peace that those who still seek imperialism can be brought into line with the majority." ¶ In spite of pleas by the National Retail Dry Goods Association to move Thanksgiving up a week so that the Christmas shopping period might be lengthened. President Roosevelt announced that, as usual, the holiday would be observed the last Thursday in November. His own Thanksgiving bird was picked for him at the Chicago poultry show: a bronze, 40-lb. gobbler judged best turkey at the exhibition. Name: NRA Blue Eagle. ¶ On a brown paper bag, Steve Vasilakos, for 28 years proprietor...
...King George V was sitting in his private parlor in Buckingham Palace one morning at ten-thirty last week. Outside a band was playing, a crowd watching the famed marionet ceremony of Changing the Palace Guard. Suddenly a skidding automobile slammed into the crowd, killed three aircraftsmen on holiday, injured five other bystanders. On the way it knocked down a stiff-standing Palace s.entry, smudging his scarlet tunic, knocking his black bearskin over...