Word: hoover
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...west to Des Moines to open his campaign last October, President Hoover stopped briefly at West Liberty, Iowa. There he invited aboard his private car Mrs. Mollie Brown Carran, the first schoolma'am of whom he has any recollection. As the train rolled on, Mrs. Carran settled down to tell her onetime pupil her troubles. These mostly concerned her son Charlie. Charlie was "going on 45." Charlie had no job. Charlie had six children to feed. Charlie was getting desperate and even threatening to vote the Democratic ticket. His mother just did not know what on earth could...
...Republicans at the Capitol, President Hoover sent word as follows: The U. S. is being flooded with cheap goods from foreign countries with depreciated currencies; unless these currencies can be stabilized. U. S. tariffs must be upped in self-protection. House Republicans responded by holding tariff hearings before the Ways & Means Committee...
...Briskly up to the White House, with the orchids on her sealskin coat bobbing in the morning breeze, walked Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt to inspect her home after March 4. Mrs. Hoover received her in the Green Room. From there they went on a complete tour of the White House from attic to basement. Mrs. Hoover pointed out the furniture that was private property. In the cellar they saw expert Army packers crating up things for shipment to Palo Alto aboard the naval transport Henderson from Norfolk. Each crate bore big black letters: "Mrs. Herbert Hoover, Stanford University. In care...
...Debated appropriations bills. ¶ Tabled (342-to-11) a second resolution by Pennsylvania's McFadden to impeach President Hoover. ¶ Adopted a resolution by Pennsylvania's Cochran to void President Hoover's eleven orders for Government consolidation...
...pamphlet written by the publisher of the factual United States Daily. Editor Lawrence's observations are inclined to be stodgy summations of major trends rather than brisk off-the-record pointers. Up to the election his weekly read very much like a Republican editorial as to why Herbert Hoover should be reelected...