Word: rubbered
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...them in collective bargaining strategy, psychology, public speaking, influencing public opinion. Largest and oldest of such programs is that of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, directed by astute, British-born Mark Starr, which has 20,000 workers enrolled in courses. New Labor courses have been started for auto, rubber, transport workers, and WPA Workers Education Project is explaining Labor's problems to 50,000 students in 20 States...
Whether this incident represented a minor revolt of his rubber stamp legislature or whether dictatorial little President Quezon had quietly arranged it as a window dressing to prove to visiting U. S. officials that parliamentary government functions in the Philippines, it was only one of several matters which kept him busy last week. For while all was apparently peaceful along the Pasig-the muddy little stream that flows through Manila-Manuel Quezon was busily heating several political irons in the fire...
...Labor's chief champion that Ontario's proletariat has been caught napping. Up to last week one and only one candidate affiliated with C. I. O. had offered himself for election against "Mitch's" Liberal slate, Alfred Mustin, President of Local No. 67 of the United Rubber Workers of America, standing at North Waterloo as an Independent Laborite...
Blony's chief claim to commercial prestige is that it is bigger than any other piece of bubble gum offered for a penny. Base of all bubble gums is a synthetic rubber product combined with hydrogenized vegetable oils and synthetic resins. "Blony," which is flavored with what Bubbleman Bowman calls "fruit characteristic," weighs 210 grains and advertises "Three Big BITES for a penny," has made Gum, Inc. the biggest firm in the U. S. catering exclusively to the penny gum trade...
...Soap Box Derby. The racers, selected through elimination races sponsored jointly by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors and 120 U. S. newspapers, had been having the time of their lives for three days at Chevrolet's expense in Akron's Mayflower Hotel. Their vehicles were miniature rubber-tired automobiles constructed by the contestants at a maximum cost of $10. To carry to the world the news of which coaster-wagon rolled down the 1,175-11. chute fastest, there were no less than 15 press wires...