Word: matters
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...North will lose faith in the New Deal, he said, and such a revulsion of feeling, will, if the Republican party is strong enough, be reflected in the 1938 Congressional elections. "The Roosevelt strategy," he said, "at the present time, is to do absolutely nothing about the matter, and concentrate on spectacular subjects like foreign affairs, in the hope that the public will forget about the matter. This is the President's policy despite the fact that his closest advisors have urged him to demand Black's resignation...
Retorted "Bill" Spofford: "Whether we are militantly partisan and of a radical character I presume is a matter of opinion. Personally I hope we are. Christian leaders, I am afraid, are not always militantly partisan in presenting the Christian religion, but I believe that even the most conservative of them, in their better moments, know that they should...
Most interesting controversy in Wild Animal World: which animal is most dangerous? Dr. Ditmars is inclined to think some kinds of snakes are most dangerous, but he says it is a matter of familiarity and skill. A herpetologist, for instance, need have little fear of snakes, but if he is not careful a tiger or a gorilla might...
...last week freely declared they thought he was merely acting as a front for William Randolph Hearst. According to Elliott's friends, however, the move represents an attempt to free himself from the exploitation of his name which has attended his other business ventures. Asked to clarify the matter last week, Radioman Roosevelt stiffly announced: "The Frontier Broadcasting Co. is being wholly financed by Mr. & Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt. . . . Further plans . . . will be announced as they develop...
...Your Animal," and "-And Feed Him Well," by Dr. Ditmars and Mr. Bridges respectively. Most zoo animals nowadays are caught by and bought from professional collectors who make a business of knowing just what each zoo needs and how much it can pay. Stocking a zoo is largely a matter of purchasing good show specimens. Occasionally, however, the Bronx zoo will commission a man to go on a trip to get an especially rare animal. Frank Buck was sent for an Indian rhino, Robert L. Garner was sent for a gorilla...