Word: matter
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...subject matter is presented in a form expressly designed to meet the needs of the college students of geography. Simplicity is the keynote of the book; mathematics is used as seldom as it was possible for the author, whereas elaborate illustrations are in abundance...
...phrase reminiscent of Frenchman Jacques Deval's play Tovarich-which Adolf Hitler has seen three times-old General Denikin cried to an audience of fellow-exiles: "White or Red, our fatherland remains our fatherland. Whoever may aid Russia's enemies cannot call himself a patriot, no matter what ideological excuse he may use for taking money to fight his own people...
...bitter family feelings were deeply involved in the matter. Jack Martin and his socially minded wife have long been on chilly terms with the other Curtis heirs-Daughter Mary Louise Curtis Bok, Grandsons William Curtis and Gary Bok. Among the trustees who run the Curtis estate, the Boks can always get a majority. The trustees can fire Publisher Martin when Ledger earnings drop below a certain level. That exactly this has happened was reliably reported after a stormy stockholders' meeting three weeks ago. Pink-cheeked Gary Bok, who was delegated as family "spokesman," declined to discuss the Ledger...
...died last September, was Commander Francis Wilton Reichelderfer, U. S. N., an able, earnest meteorologist whose experiences include flying in Navy airplanes, dirigibles and racing balloons, taking part in the search for Amelia Earhart, furnishing weather information (from Lisbon) for the historic transatlantic flight of the NC-4. Quiet, matter-of-fact, Commander Reichelderfer likes dancing, music, an occasional cocktail, spends much time reading up on new developments in weather science...
...Hutchins held that since no investigation had been made of certain Exchange members whose previous testimony indicated they knew about Richard Whitney's criminality, the Exchange should take further action. After due talk, the board, including the other two public representatives, voted 27-to-1 to drop the matter. Dr. Hutchins thereupon resigned in a huff, not visibly aiding the public...