Word: snags
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...fired (layoffs do not count as discharges). For manufacturers this lower rate of labor turnover makes for more efficient operation, fewer accidents. Although the dealer now has to carry more cars on his floor during the winter, he, too, has benefited because his selling season is longer. The one snag is used cars. A new model may excite a prospect into an early purchase but second-hand cars are still bought in the spring...
...Atlanta last week the National Preaching Mission, currently touring the U. S. to awaken dozing Protestantism (TIME, Sept. 28), struck its first snag. The Atlanta Constitution had politely editorialized: "There should be earnest and full co-operation by the Christian people of Atlanta in the constructive and inspirational meetings to be held during the next four days." But the Atlanta ministers in charge of arranging these inspirational meetings did not cotton to the Federal Council of Churches' stipulation that at least one Negro be included among the speakers. Neither the protests of Preaching Missionaries nor remonstrance from the city...
...million cigarets last year, has generally been able to maintain a retail price of 15? straight, or $7.50 per 1,000. Wholesaling at $6.85 per 1,000, Philip Morrises make the retailer well over 1? per package. On this advantage Philip Morris prospered until it hit a snag. Several States put into effect their own cigaret taxes. Retailers absorbed part of the State tax, reduced their margin of profit on Philip Morris...
...Women's Home Missionary Society. The memorial cited "indorsements"' of birth control by Methodist regional conferences, by other Protestant and Jewish bodies. It urged that Methodism, indorse "the principles of birth control legislation now pending in Congress." Sent to a committee the resolution quickly struck a snag. A subcommittee found it was "artfully drawn" in that "indorsement" was a misleading word for some birth control pronouncements mentioned in it. After killing this memorial the subcommittee set to work to draft its own views...
Trying for a comeback alter the worst season in ten years. Southern California ran into the efficient snag of Illinois' brilliant overhead game...