Word: jay
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Neither the Democrats nor the Republicans," blazed Cartoonist Jay Norwood ("Ding") Darling at 1,000 conservationists gathered in St. Louis last week, "know a damn thing about conservation." The conservationists were there because "Ding" wanted them to be, and ''Ding" wanted them there because he was still burning with anger and purpose. From March 1934 until November 1935 he had sat in Washington as chief of the U. S. Bureau of Biological Survey, pleading for funds to save U. S. wildlife, meeting with bland indifference or red tape on every side (TIME, Aug. 12, 1935 et seq.). Politicians...
...trials 14 other men were retained for participation in the winter program of the Debating Council. They were: Jay W. Kaufmann '38, Hubert R. Nexon '38, F. Welch Peel Jr. '39, Anthony P. Alfino '38, Joseph P. Bealey '38, Norman R. Brieson '39, Rendigs T. Fels '39, Robert W. Bean '39, Vincent J. Rosal '37, Donald MeDonald '39, William W. Bancock '38, Lawrence F. Ebb'39, Richard A.Solomon '39, and Richard W. Sullivan...
...getter. Nor does he enjoy the disorderly competition brought about by two and sometimes more stores in a town starting a feud and vowing they will not be undersold. It always seemed to me that is one way to go nowhere fast." Not price-cutting but price-raising disturbed Jay D. Runkle of Marshall Field's New York Office. In prices the merchant's interest is close to that of the customer, opposed to that of the manufacturer. The lower the price the easier it is to sell the goods. In viewing with alarm the commodity boom, Retailer...
Last week in Manhattan more than 500 legalists, old and young, liberal and radical, gathered in the stately chambers of the New York Bar Association to elect temporary local Guild officers. Looking down from their gilt frames, first U. S. Chief Justice John Jay and 19 past presidents of the Bar Association beheld a scene of fine parliamentary confusion, as scores of pent-up legal spirits strug gled to express themselves. In a two-hour session, highlighted by a plea "to call in a few lawyers" to restore order, Paul Kern, Manhattan Civil Service Commissioner, was elected president, two steering...
...Blue Springs, Mo., upon discovering that his wife was in love with Farmer Jim Phelps, Jay Fleener, married 20 years, arranged a divorce, bought Mrs. Fleener and Suitor Phelps a wedding license, paid for the wedding, gave them $500 for their honeymoon, provided Mr. & Mrs. Phelps work and lodging at his tourist camp when they came back...