Word: nevadas
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Bishop of Nevada...
...start to finish there was no doubt that the Hull agreements would go through, materially unchanged, for, although the fight was close, too many men on both sides were determined not to let it end in Mr. Hull's defeat. Most crucial vote came on an amendment by Nevada's florid Key Pittman to permit the Senate to ratify all future agreements as treaties, by a two-thirds vote. Mr. Pittman talked with straight face of the unconstitutionally of delegating this old Senate power, although he has voted consistently for such delegations throughout the last seven years. Well...
...missionary district of Nevada" the National Council of the Episcopal Church three years ago sent tall, bustling Rev. Henry B. Thomas, a onetime chaplain at Princeton. The Rev. Mr. Thomas took over St. Stephen's House at the University of Nevada's gates, began to befriend Reno's Youth. Last fall he organized among the high-school boys & girls a Supper Club, which met at his house for eats, games, discussions. In no time at all they organized a Youth Movement...
...wants to be a xylophonist. Norman and Shirley scouted around, enlisted in their group Reno's most popular and active youths, among them: Football Guards Bill and Jac Shaw, Socialist Joe Benedict (whose mother arrived in Reno two years ago for a divorce), Bill Eccles, son of Nevada's Republican State chairman, Forrest W. Eccles. Last week they distributed all over the State a Youth's newspaper: Here and Now, "The Interests and Opinions of Nevada's Young People...
Issue I printed congratulations to Here and Now from Nevada's Governor E. P. Carville and University of Nevada's President Leon W. Hartman. It also carried a column ("Church Bells") by Sponsor Thomas. Biggest scoop was a poll of Reno High School students. Results: 93% condemned Russia in Finland; 73% opposed U. S. entry into World War II; 75% opposed upping taxes for WPA, CCC, PWA; 76% favored compulsory military training in CCC; 83% believed something was gained by going to church; 65% had decided on what jobs they would like; consensus was that boys should marry...