Word: retain
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...hards wanted to retain Linoleumville because, they claimed, out of the town of that name went more men to the War than from any other U. S. town its size...
...hockey, baseball--are on the "Z" list. Though lots of the debs will not understand why many temporary heroes are set here, the reason is that as soon as they finish college they will drop back into their lowly niches, whereas the "A's" and "B's" will always retain their natural stati...
...Answering proposals that he reduce payments into the War debt sinking fund in order to retain last year's 1% cut in income-taxes, the President last week said: "The Administration is opposed to any encroachment upon the statutory provisions for the retirement of the public debt...
Simple are the merging of educational and missionary equipment. Not so simple is the merging of church organizations. The Pittsburgh conferees urged time and latitude for this process. The Presbyterian subsidiaries of the new Church might retain their "sessions," the Reformed subsidiaries their "consistories." Consistories and sessions differ more in name than in function. Presbyteries or "classes" (larger groupings which include sessions and consistories, respectively) in a particular region need merge organization, equipment and endowment only if they wish...
...quality would help interest the wealthy in flying, founded The Sportsman Pilot. Neither magazine made money. Last week both were purchased by gruff-voiced, genial Frank A. Tichenor whose business is publishing, who has made a success of his Aero Digest. Under Publisher Tichenor, The Sportsman Pilot will retain most of its present form. In Fore an' Aft increasing emphasis will be laid upon seaplaning, water-gliding, air-yachting. Editorially, Publisher Tichenor, disciple of Col. William ("Billy") Mitchell, will continue in all three to hammer upon his favorite notes: "To develop civilian flying for national defense; and to keep...