Word: plates
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...could not ask for a more beautiful ironical study in 100 per cent Americanism than the spectacle of the merchants of Boston solemnly boarding up their plate-glass show windows in preparation for the American Legion convention, while hotel proprietors stripped, their establishments of vases, pictures and other destructible things of value and put them into storage. And accompanying picture is that of boosters from a score of cities, including Baltimore, earnestly beseeching the Legion to come to their respective home towns next year...
...defenses necessary to the full enjoyment of a modern convention. With Canada so handy and the river full of speedboats, the 1931 event should set a record for all time. And Detroit, never having had a police strike to practice on, can't begin too soon to insure its plate glass and anticipate a magnificent patriotic occasion. It is comforting to know, however, that if Detroit is razed to its foundations. Baltimore, Seattle, etc., will be lobbying for the American Legion convention...
...dropped the ball. Foxx went on to third. Later, in the sixth, hard-hitting Third Baseman Dykes of the Athletics hit a two-bagger with a man on base. Center Fielder Douthit of the Cardinals had the ball in his hand, but Gelbert hesitated relaying it to home plate. The chance of catching Bishop was lost and the Athletics had another...
...more of the head tutor's friends who had been invited in for tea and to inspect the newly-inhabited rooms. It was obviously, not the best time to make pictures, even if the photographer did have his heart and soul set on using up at least one plate on Mr. Hammond's combined library and living room. So the cameraman demurred, insisted that some other time would do: but Mr. Hammond was adamant. "Come in and take your picture. We will make room for you!" He shooed his guests out of the library into another room across the hall...
During the War, every order of steel, for any purpose, had to have his approval. In this capacity he performed many a notable feat, great among which was the lowering of the price of steel plate to 3¼? per pound against 12½? before government control. For his work he received the U. S. Distinguished Service Medal, awards from Italy, France, Belgium. He likes to recall that when the corset-makers came and begged for steel he refused their plea, thus helped change the line of fashion. In 1919 he organized Vanadium Corp. of America and Replogle Steel...