Word: smile
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...even in those days of well curried whiskers and dapper costumes, Max Keezer had his predecessor, one "Poco" Bennet. "Max is a nicer fellow than Poco, though," reminisced Mr. Taylor, "Poco never used to crack a smile...
...shouldered Governor Landon, his collar-ends flapping and his short, iron-grey hair rumpled, showed up at his office in the State House for his 11 o'clock press conference. Seven newshawks were waiting for him. "Well, well, look who's here," twanged the Governor, a wide smile crinkling his plain, friendly face. "Top o' the mornin' to you all." Slouched back in his chair, brown eyes half-closed behind his octagonal rimless spectacles, the Governor talked about the weather, a fishing trip he planned to take, the lack of news. "You know, boys," drawled...
...approving mood were Sumner Welles, Assistant U. S. Secretary of State in charge of Latin American affairs, and Dr. Ross Mclntire, President Roosevelt's White House physician whose ear Dr. Eller had held for many an hour. When Dr. Eller ceased speaking President Roosevelt warmed him with a smile, told him to turn the $7,000,000 of rich men's promises he had in his briefcase into cash, to start building soon as possible, and to go to Buenos Aires next autumn and tell the whole story to President Roosevelt's forthcoming Pan American Conference...
Chill hotels and rooming houses! Perhaps Mr. Caffrey was seeking free board and room. There are many like that. There is no more welcoming smile, no warmer grasp of outstretched hand than that which is found at the open door of our hotels and apartment houses...
...cause of the active hatred that he has aroused may be the ill-timed smile which accompanies his caustic criticisms of the motives and morals of men who consider themselves upright citizens. Or it may be that loose talk of reform and reorganization of society has deprived a class of U. S. citizens, who had some social security, of their feeling of security. However it has been-while business has profited well under the New Deal and the President's steps have done little physical damage to anyone-somehow, since the summer of 1934 when Louis Howe...