Word: homers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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When young Homer Martin was studying for the Baptist ministry at William Jewell College in Missouri, he was national hop, step & jump champion. From an industrial pastorate he hopped into the Labor movement. He stepped into national prominence as the first democratically elected head of the new United Automobile Workers, jumped to the front pages as leader of the 1937 sit-down strikes in Detroit and Flint...
With the splitting of U. A. W. into two factions-A. F. of L. and C. I. 0.-Homer Martin fell back into obscurity as head of the weaker A. F. of L. faction. Two weeks ago his leadership was rejected in 48 General Motors Corp. plants, acknowledged in only five. Last week, having hopped, stepped, jumped, and fallen, Homer Martin stumbled out of Labor. In a letter to the union's executive board, he unexpectedly resigned, as of June 1 His reasons: he was very tired, he was going into private business...
...fifth the Crimson put together a tally on singles by Regan and Keyes and Lee Hartstone's fly, but Prior's looping homer with Todd on base in the seventh squashed Crimson hopes...
...Harvard strength runs a bit deep now than it did a year ago. Captain Dave Burt, Langdon Gilkey, Johnny Palfrey, Chet Legg, and Jack Stewart are all on hand for their last year of play. Backing up that formidable group of veterans are Corey Wynn, Ross Lyell, and Homer Peabody...
Greek 15a and 15b, on Homer: the Ilind and the Odyssey, and Latin 15, on Virgil and his works, are being omitted for the second straight year...