Word: ranke
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Collins of Chicago; John D. Ewing, publisher of the Shreveport, La. Times; Ben Doris of Oregon; William Doyle of Massachusetts; Patrick Cliff of Minnesota; Edward Neary of New York. In his speech of acceptance Commander Hayes declared: "No one will direct the policies of your national commander except the rank and file...
...when they discovered that NRA economists had changed "invoice price" to "wholesale price." That would mean that Sears, Roebuck or Montgomery, Ward would not get the full benefit of their huge-scale buying. When "invoice price" was reinstated and the rest of the section simplified, they fell back into rank-but grumbling that the whole thing was unworkable...
...solemn Aldermen of the City of London are like a pack of cards that is never shuffled. Once a year the top (senior) card is slipped off and becomes Lord Mayor. Cards slipped off in previous years return to the rank of Aldermen, designated forever after as having "passed the civic chair" (i. e. been Lord Mayor). Last week in London's gloomy but impressive Guildhall there was pompous slipping...
...While Franklin, by his precept, urged him to become a craftsman, he obliged him, by his glory, to act the lordling. While he preached simplicity, industry, frugality and love of the people to him, his three houses, his sedan chair, his titles and his fame gave him the rank of a nobleman. When he thought about this, Benny felt wretched and ashamed. But what could he do about...
...brilliant scholar who has taken every degree open to a professor in France, he knows more about the U. S. and U. S. history than the vast majority of U. S. citizens. No myopic flatfoot, Professor Faÿ served nearly five years in the War, emerged with the rank of captain, the Croix de Guerre (won at Verdun), the Medaille de Leopold II. Twelve years ago he began to make regular visits to the U.S., has lectured at Columbia University, University of Chicago, Northwestern, Iowa State et al. Still a bachelor, on trips to Manhattan he stays at the Harvard...