Word: nevertheless
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...these words were a pardonable exaggeration, it was nevertheless true that he had made a great demonstration. Henceforth, especially in the South, his organizers will not have to prove to workers that United Textile Workers is powerful enough to close hundreds of mills. Mr. Gorman had made his point and to continue the strike longer could not win him much more. In fact there were some indications that although the strike seemed to be gaining momentum in New England, it had passed its peak in the South. Protected by guardsmen and deputies, some mills in the Carolinas which had been...
...Nevertheless, a number of ABA members feel that Banker Hecht has yet to live down his hectic years?at least in the public's eye. Last year a move was made to block his accession to the first vice presidency. New York members in session last June passed a pointed resolution calling on the ABA to nominate for high executive positions men "able to command the confidence not only of bankers but of the public at large." Last week with the annual ABA convention but a month away, the Hecht opposition again broke into the open. Manhattan bankers...
...somewhat similar inquiry in Manhattan a year ago revealed that not one businessman whose loan application was turned down had any reasonable claim to credit. Nevertheless, most bankers felt confident last week that, the Roosevelt Administration being what it is, they would once again be blamed for all the woes of credit stagnation...
Devoutly hoping that Mr. Moley's kind words really did mean a shift in the Washington wind, railroadmen nevertheless gave the highball to their long-awaited petition for rate increases. The request filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission last week called for a rise of as much as 10% on a vast and complex schedule of goods. If granted, the increases would yield about $170,000,000 of the $293,000,000 which railroadmen say they must have to meet their swelling bills...
...periods of teaching and tutoring. Rolfe wanted to be a Catholic priest; that desire followed him through life. When he was 27 he studied for the priesthood at Oscott College, but was discharged for his unconventional ways, his irresponsibility. He was considered talented, vain, sarcastic, a poseur, a liar. Nevertheless there were those who believed in him. He was given another chance and sent to Rome to study for the priesthood in Scots College. Dismissed after five months for "lack of Vocation'' and as a general nuisance, Rolfe returned to England claiming he had acquired the title of "Baron Corvo...