Word: martins
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...planned long in advance, the House chose Massachusetts' Joseph William Martin Jr. as its 45th Speaker. It was a straight party vote (244 to 182). Retiring Speaker Sam Rayburn paid his successor a compliment: he is "a friend of mankind, a man of unquestioned character, of demonstrated ability, with a great, fine heart." Then Sam Rayburn broke precedent, swallowed his pride and reverted to the minority leadership...
...MARTIN E. COPENHAFER...
...more than 500 legislators troop into the old chambers this week, these will become minor problems and gradually recede. For Republican leaders major problems would reassert themselves. Out of power, the Republicans had been able to apply Joe Martin's pragmatic philosophy-"I've found out that in the long run what's good for one section is pretty much good for the country"-and not worry too much about the consequences. Republican leaders would now have to look sharper and farther. Generally, they were sober men and aware of their new responsibilities; they were ready...
Conservative Glenn L. Martin agreed with Douglas that things looked good. Martin had orders for 350 of his new two-engine transports (2023 and 3033). The prototype of the 202 was already test-flying. If it turned out well, then Martin had plenty to do. His orders totaled $201 million. Martin was also planning to open a new $3,500,000 plastics plant soon. Said Martin happily: "1947 will be the busiest peacetime year in our history...
...keep the home together, Mrs. Anderson went to work. Miss Anderson says that the happiest moment of her life came the day that she was able to tell her mother to stop working. Later she bought her mother a two-story brick house on Philadelphia's South Martin Street. She bought the house next door for one of her sisters...