Word: reade
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...like the Republican platform the major plank of the Democratic platform had to be read largely between its lines. Franklin Roosevelt, according to report, planned originally to have the platform say little more on the subject of the Constitution and possible changes in it to circumvent the Supreme Court than he said in his speech at Little Rock (TIME, June...
TIME, June 15, ". . . tapping the valuable support of 500,000 workers." I passed that by with a soft moan, and then in column 3, same page, I read: ". . . Lewis shook up a few metaphors and replied." Back I went to column 1, this time with a real moan. May I hear from your support-tapping expert...
...Hoare. Motto of the House of Hoare is Hora Venit, and last week it seemed indeed that the hour of Sir Samuel and Lady Maud had come. They were still in their big house at No. 18 Cadogan Gardens, but the estate agent's sign over their door read cheerfully: "LONG LEASE FOR SALE." An army of re-furbishers was busy in Admiralty House on Whitehall, cleaning and redecorating the official residence of the First Lord. Its 20 rooms are lofty, dignified and spacious, ideal for entertaining in the grand manner of the British Admiralty...
...Britons read with bug-eyes last week that the secret Nazi fleet maneuvers had been observed and reported by a method which smacked of the British Intelligence Service and of smart Sir Samuel Hoare. As a young Intelligence officer in Tsarist Russia, ingenious Sam Hoare knew of the assassination of Rasputin so soon after it occurred that the Imperial Police investigated. It was ultimately necessary for the British Ambassador to assure Nicholas II that Sam positively had not had advance knowledge of the deed done by assassin Prince Felix Youssoupov and friends. Last week Augur (Vladimir Poliakoff) famed London special...
...retrenched. In 1934 he put over the first of his two most spectacular pieces of salesmanship. One day every tire and oil company in the U. S. got a telegram from Mr. McDonald: "WATCH ABSENCE OF PEOPLE ON STREET BETWEEN ELEVEN AND ELEVEN THIRTY DURING PRESIDENTIAL TALK." They watched, read a follow-up letter suggesting that they cash in on radio magic. Since then Zenith has acquired regular distribution through 1,200 Goodrich tire dealers...