Word: oaths
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Oath at 104°. Up to last week King Farouk's nearest approach to military rank was as Egypt's Chief Boy Scout. In this capacity he recently keynoted: "Young men and young women of Egypt. Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, it is our task to bring our bodies into subjugation to our wills!" Straight from Boy Scouthood last week His Majesty was promoted to Field Marshal. He donned a uniform of red, white and green, grasped the baton of Field Marshal in lieu of a sceptre, and whirled off in his coach, flanked by barefoot native runners...
...Delaware's ratification, then the anniversaries of the ratifications by other States in order, ending with that of New Hampshire, the ninth State, next June 21.‡ But the celebration will go on to April 30, 1939, the 150th Anniversary of George Washington's taking the oath of office. Sol Bloom was almost deprived of this historic 18-month party by heckling Congressmen...
...Letters from men now began to pour in by the hundreds. With an oath on nearly every line, they told him [Bok] that their wives, daughters, sisters, or mothers had demanded to know this cause, and that they had to tell them. Bok answered these heated men and told them that was exactly why the Journal had published the editorial [article], and that in the next issue there would be another for those women who might have missed his first." Then Mr. Bok dropped the whole subject, but kept on crusading against the public drinking cup and the common towel...
...show that the financial condition of States and cities has materially improved since 1933, argued that his requirement would prevent shameless attempts to raid the Federal Treasury. At the White House the President retorted by telling newshawks it was unfair to make communities take a "pauper's oath" to obtain Relief grants...
After the battle had been fought on this basis for several days, Leader Joseph T. Robinson proposed a compromise. It reduced the local contribution requirement from 40% to 25%, omitted the "pauper's oath," placed the responsibility on the President for waiving the 25% requirement for communities unable to meet it. But the Administration forces under Senator Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky rallied to oppose this modified restriction on the spending...