Word: mined
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...minima almost complete and with Sunshine Anthracite Coal Co. of Arkansas filing the only suit now pending challenging the B. C. C.'s constitutionality, the Commission made grim-faced, 62-year-old Mr. Tetlow its official chairman. Coal miner's son, Percy Tetlow entered the mines himself at twelve, was a charter member of the United Mine Workers, began his career as a U. M. W. executive alongside William Green. When Percy Tetlow was fighting in the Argonne. his job was filled by none other than John L. Lewis. Now Miner Tetlow is Miner Lewis' right-hand...
...Washington, susceptible Mr. Green announced that his friend Mr. Padway thereafter would be General Counsel Padway, would receive an annual retainer whereas Mr. Ogburn had been paid by the case. Ambitious Mr. Padway promptly opened a suite in the building recently vacated by John L. Lewis' United Mine Workers, spent some $3,000 on fixtures, including a huge bronze of the Lion of Lucerne, set out to become a paid legal lion not only for the Federation but for some of its rich affiliates. Since then he has ably represented the Federation before Congressional committees and NLRB...
...Chartered the heretofore independent Progressive Mine Workers of America, now largely confined to the Illinois coal fields, as a national rival of the United Mine Workers of America, key union in John L. Lewis' C.I.O. structure; authorized a radio invasion of John L. Lewis' membership via A.F. of L. Station WCFL, Chicago. As an oldtime United Mine Worker Mr. Green bitterly fought, bitterly despised the "dual" Progressives. Having been expelled by U.M.W., ex-Miner Green last week said A.F. of L. would support its new international to the utmost, did not say whether he himself would join...
...miners expect to die some day. Unlike all men, coal miners also expect that an abnormally high proportion of their number will not die in bed.* Last week death came to 45 miners caught by an explosion of natural gas and rock dust in the Red Jacket Coal Co. mine near Grundy, in southwestern Virginia...
...Jackie, he managed to get along on a $6.25 weekly allowance. Day before his 21st birthday he got $1,000, heard his mother say next day, about the rest: "You haven't got a cent. There never has been one cent belonging to you. It's all mine." Year later Arthur Bernstein married Lillian Coogan. One day the Kid hauled off, knocked Arthur rump over teakettle. From that day on, the Coogan mansion was not big enough for both of them...