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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Inasmuch as you are read weekly by several millions, it is unfortunate so many have been misinformed by you (May 8, p. 66) how to pronounce "Juarez." It will be easier to get them on the right track if you will correct it before it grows any more, and after the boost you give the picture there is certain to be a lot of talk about it. There surely are many Spanish-speaking natives of these southern countries right there at Rockefeller Center who would gladly inform you it is not pronounced "Wha-race," but "Whar-s"-first syllable strongly...
Briggs's President William P. Brown declared that he would not require all his 15,000 employes to be in the union. Nevertheless he was willing to discuss exclusive recognition of Mr. Mazey's local as a compromise. This he and Mr. Mazey proceeded to do this week, postponing the union shop issue until bodies again are flowing to Chrysler, Ford, et al. Meantime Mr. Martin, having been squeezed out at Briggs, announced that 66,768 fellow secessionists from C. I. O. had voted to affiliate with A. F. of L. His figure was almost as surprising...
...civil-service wrecker was unconstitutional, illegally signed by a nonexistent Governor. Their grounds: the State constitution provides 1) in the event of the Governor's death or incapacity, the Lieutenant Governor shall serve "until the disability ceases," 2) the Governor shall fill vacated offices by appointment. One William P. Long of Detroit maintains that Luren Dickinson should have taken the gubernatorial office, then ended the "disability" by appointing another...
...schedule is again pretty slack for the week with Princeton being slated to play Pennsylvania at Philadelphia in the only League game. Bix Six in League Player AB R H Ave. Polzer, Cor. 42 10 19 .452 Hill, P. 31 4 14 .452 Lupien, H. 37 9 16 .432 Bowen, Cor. 28 5 12 .429 Besse, Y. 27 2 11 .407 Trexler...
Played according to H. C. A. A. (Harvard CRIMSON A. A.) rules, the match consisted of one set only, which the journalists took, 6-3. In a later exhibition set, the gallantry of the editors came to the fore and the P. M. girls were allowed to prevail, 6-1. The contest ended early in the afternoon because half of the Pine Manor aggregation had to go to the "Vill" for a hair...