Word: keeps
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...speech at Boston, last week gave a bit more shape to the big new Spend-Lend program that began looming through the national economic fog three weeks ago (TIME, May 29). Essential nature of this contemplated program is known to be Federal-billions-into-capital-goods. To keep the program from further unbalancing the Budget, most projects in it are supposed to be self-liquidating. Governor Eccles lifted the veil to the extent of listing "toll roads, tunnels and bridges; rural rehabilitation and farm tenancy loans, especially in the South . . . extension of the rural electrification program; hospital and sanitation facilities...
Warrior Lewis was asked whether, as reported, C. I. O. plans to invade the vast construction field, which up to now has belonged almost exclusively to A. F. of L. and has long given the Federation its dominant leadership. "No comment," said he abruptly enough to keep the report alive...
...Economy is a beautiful word. Visions of thrifty Uncle Abner, rolling balls of waste string. Economy, however, means a loss to somebody else-loss of sales or wages. Keep economy and loss firmly associated...
...letter from Wife Mary Petersen to the other woman, Mrs. Caroline Bertram: "My husband is going to be home on his birthday. . . . If you want to come for coffee and cake it is all right with me. But remember, you are not playing fair with me when you keep him the nights he is supposed to be home. . . . Last night was my night and I was supposed to go with him to cash his check and shop. You took my place. Is that fair? . . . He is coming home Monday or I will know why. I am getting hardboiled, (signed) Your...
...chronicle-somewhat humorless, written in upstairs rather than backstairs English-of abuse, exploitation, wretched servants' quarters, meals on leftovers, petty impositions, large-scale cheating. (Young Mr. Carter, a febrile, Napo-Iconic financier, was the most egregious character of the lot: though he was rich enough to keep a yacht, he diddled the Goritzins out of $1,200 in wages and loans...