Word: hurt
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...churches. Burnt 'em down. That made me mad, so I built a Presbyterian church to get even. . . . You can put in the paper that I'm the only guy that ever came out of Texas that wasn't a cowbov. High-heeled boots hurt my feet...
...national convention will adopt a more liberal stand on Prohibition. A great many people are going to look for Wet candidates in November. Eventually I think the Prohibition question will be settled on the basis of State's rights." Back in Washington where Dry leaders were shocked and hurt by his words, Secretary Hurley hastened to explain: "When I want to speak in quotation on Prohibition, the words will be mine and not what someone else supposes I have said. I didn't mention Prohibition in my address in Chicago nor did I mention it anywhere else...
...named Bud Teachout to the Cardinals, the Cubs last winter got Burleigh Grimes, famed spitball pitcher who pitched a two-hit game in last year's World Series. The success of the Giants, according to Manager McGraw, depended largely on the performance of Second Baseman Hughie Critz who hurt his throwing arm early last season and may not yet be fully recovered. The Giants new left fielder, Len Koenecke, bought for $75,000 from Indianapolis, last week made two two-base hits in a game against the Cubs...
...drop was accompanied by rumors regarding the whole Kreuger group's solvency. While its earnings have held up (Kreuger & Toll reported $33,000,000 net in 1930) it has been hurt by fluctuations in foreign exchange and the weakening credit position of countries whose bonds it holds. Ivar Kreuger is believed to have borrowed from bankers. Last September Kreuger & Toll had a floating debt of only $50,000,000. The sum was thought to be much higher last week. Much of the selling was from Europe. Kreuger & Toll has 11,000,000 participating debentures outstanding, of which...
...Women in spite of all their protests to the contrary want to be dependent on men. Men will feel hurt if a woman begins to dominate the household. The custom and experience of generations cannot be wiped out in a decade...