Word: poor
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...members elected last week are: Shaun Kelly, Jr., Robert S. Playfair, Braman Gibbs, Benjamin H. Hallowell, Thomas H. Quinn, and Henry V. Poor of 1936; Thomas H. Bilodeau, George G. Hedblom, and Emile Dubiel...
...other relations and retainers, securities and annuities. Income from the bulk of the estate, plus $1,000,000 cash and "Nemours," his famed Wilmington estate, with its 1,600 acres and fine mansion, goes to establish a foundation to house and care for crippled children or aged poor, preferably of Delaware...
...fallen heir to nine new singers, signed up by Witherspoon just before his death.* Greatest shock came with the realization that some of the big stars had not been re-engaged, not Pons nor Ponselle nor Lehmann nor Schipa nor Tibbett. Conclusion was that the Metropolitan had resorted to poor economy but New Manager Johnson was instantly soothing. Negotiations were still in process. In the future young U. S. singers would be granted greater opportunities but not, if he could help it, at the expense of the stellar winter season...
...Engineering. His reward: $100. A fact which the American Institute of Chemical Engineers found significant to the continuing success of U. S. industry: "Not only was the quality of winning solutions better than in previous years, but also there were this year more good solutions and few really poor ones...
...important business man; it was simple, very sentimental, and rather pathetic." Catherine found her liberal-philosophizing theories sharply modified by the experience of ruling Russia. When Philosopher Diderot reproached her for her change of heart, she replied: "You philosophers are fortunate people. You write on patient paper-I, poor empress, am forced to write upon the ticklish skin of human beings." Darkest blot on her scutcheon was the murder of Ivan, the real heir to the throne, who had been kept in prison since his birth, at 24 (when Catherine went to visit him) had never seen a woman...