Word: may
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Halterophera Capitata. The Board has done some preliminary relief work on the citrus fruit situation in Florida where the ravages of the Mediterranean fruit fly (Halterophera capitata) had created an acute local problem (TIME, May 6 et seq.). Two competing fruit cooperatives appealed for the Board's help. The Board sent them away with a promise of help after they had merged their efforts, eliminated duplication, become representative of all Florida fruit growers in trouble...
...Edge will be the next Ambassador to France, succeeding Myron Timothy Herrick, deceased (TIME, April 8). Rich, social, commonsensical if not brilliant. Senator Edge worked long and late as a Hoover _ cam paigner last year. In Paris he will be happy indeed because "just across the channel, Charley" (TIME, May 27) will be his good friend, Ambassador Dawes. As Senator Edge was not immediately to take up his hard-won diplomatic assignment, the White House delayed official announcement of his appointment. The surface explanation: As a Republican member of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Edge was needed through the special...
...rich man who owns no private car may rent one from the Pullman Co. at a minimum rate of $175 for two days or less and $75 per day thereafter, in addition to carrying charges...
...construction in the event of a new international limitation agreement, but no such agreement had been reached. The White House explained that President Hoover had acted under another clause of the bill which provided that if construction on any vessel was not undertaken in a specific year, "such construction may be undertaken in the next succeeding fiscal year...
...Combination red soap and steel wool in a green box, used by housewives to scour stubborn pots & pans) Sales, 5 mos. ending May...