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Word: salaryless (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...year-old, kewpie-like man named Henry F. Budde. Little Mr. Budde is the publisher of some weekly throwaways ("You can't cancel your subscription, he'll just throw it in your goddam living room") and a paper for municipal employes. He had been a salaryless park commissioner under Mayor Angelo Rossi; Lapham did not reappoint him. More recently Budde had tried to start a "Dimes for Manila" drive; Lapham had declined to push it. Perky Mr. Budde reacted with the fury of a pinto with a burr under its tail. He circulated a petition for a vote...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CALIFORNIA: City I Love | 7/15/1946 | See Source »

...seemed that the Farm Security Administration had lent five substantial Valley farmers and businessmen $1,226,350 (payable in 50 years) to buy 26,000 neglected acres of the local delta orchard land. These salaryless "directors" were going to operate the tract on an "altruistic, nonprofit" basis, as a kind of socio-economic experiment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AGRICULTURE: A Wonderful Thing | 3/26/1945 | See Source »

Wiley began his homey radio career on Los Angeles' station KNX by forming the Housewives' Protective League. Starting with a 30-minute, salaryless spot, he chatted away for six months, was just about ready to turn his time over to soap operas when Golden State Creamery signed up for two weeks, ended by staying 20 months. He now has a second program, Sunrise Salute, 24 accounts each paying $275 a week for one plug daily...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Oracle of the Kitchen | 5/13/1940 | See Source »

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