Word: naming
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Issue of July 29 contains a rather grating error on p. 21 second line under the third mention of the name STIMMING. "Mein herren"' is very poor. It should be "Meine Herren." Nouns are always capitalized no matter where they occur. "Mein" is singular but must agree with the plural of the modified noun in number, "Herren." You are giving yourself repeated boxes on the ears with such expressions...
...enunciation. On the Senate floor he is an almost indefatigable speaker, winning many a point by sheer persistence. Second only to Alabama's Heflin is he as a "darkey story" teller. He is a "regular" Southern Democrat in his votes. In the minority, no famed legislation bears his name. His manner is at times brusque and rough. He is not a keen politician. Impartial observers rate him thus: A conscientious and hard-working legislator who has specialized on one line (cotton), lacking brilliance and breadth to make him an outstanding Senate figure. His speech and thought have not kept...
Secretary Hyde's only practical knowledge of farming has come through his personal management of four farms, totaling 710 acres, belonging to his wife. To many a Missouri farmer his name is still anathema because as Governor he put through a road program which earned him the epithet of "tax-eater...
...meeting in Los Angeles Labor Temple, was lissom, exotic cinemactress Jetta Goudal, whose vivid partisanship has won her the name, "Equity's Joan of Arc." Quivering, she shouted: "As for quitters, as for scabs, I say, God damn their souls...
...name now italicized in U. S. Tennis is Mary Greef. It would be capitalized if she had won just one more set in last week's tournament at Essex Country Club, Manchester,. Mass. Although she gave warning lately by beating Miss Sarah Palfrey, the 1928 girl's indoor champion, in straight sets at Longwood, the Essex officials did not bother to "seed" her in their tournament. As the play proceeded at Essex last week, she trounced Miss Marjorie Gladman, the 1927 Junior champion. Then she trounced Miss Eleanor Goss, No. 5 ranking player in 1927, by the tidy...