Word: spent
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...year-old professor had been active in teaching circles since 1899, when he was appointed an instructor in English. After three years spent as professor of English at Illinois, Greenough was appointed assistant professor of English here in 1910 and full professor...
While Adolf Hitler and Anthony Eden spent last week making history in Europe (see pp. 19, 22), Franklin Delano Roosevelt faced his own major problem,, Recession, by turning lecturer. Sitting in his office chair, directing a pointer at an easel covered with price charts, he expounded his Administration's theory of price trends: That some are too high, some too low and the U. S. will not have prosperity till they are balanced...
...first time since he has been President, Franklin Roosevelt paid a winter visit to his mother's house at Hyde Park. He spent a snowy Sunday driving about his farm...
...typical day last week he had 21 callers. His good friend, Joseph P. Kennedy, spent an hour with him before packing for Europe and the Court of St. James. Chairman Splawn of the ICC talked over the rate increases which his Commission is expected to grant the railroads. Congressman Lucas of Illinois, fresh from announcing his candidacy for the Senate seat held by William Dieterich, solicited support for his campaign. Aubrey Williams, Administrator of WPA (vice ailing Harry Hopkins), discussed the spending of the new quarter-billion-dollar relief appropriation...
...nation had the World by the tail this week, but the rear end of the British lion was within measurable distance of Adolf Hitler's grasp as he spent three hours addressing the German Reichstag...