Word: succeeding
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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This produced a very delicate political situation. Since Senator Robinson has been promised a place on the Supreme Court, there are two chief candidates to succeed him as majority leader. One, favored by most of the older Democratic Senators, is Senator Byrnes. The other, not so popular with the Senators but preferred by the President is Senator Barkley. Senator Barkley not yet majority leader nevertheless openly led the Administration's fight, rallying several more or less radically inclined freshmen Senators such as Schwartz of Wyoming and Pepper of Florida. He was credited with having been given the go-ahead...
...last spring Secretary of Agriculture Wallace was busy with the aid of farm leaders concocting a new farm bill, something to succeed the Soil Conservation Act (hurriedly passed when AAA was invalidated), something permanent and inclusive-to begin with soil conservation payments, continue with the ever-normal granary (Joseph) plan, and be driven home with production control when the ever-normal granary gets abnormally full. Three weeks ago in press conference Franklin Roosevelt remarked that this was all a fine idea and he hoped some action would be taken on it. However, the President...
...stands 5 ft. 4 in. She may be anywhere from 18 to 23. Six of the girls are married, four engaged. There are more brunettes than blondes, three redheads. Few Rockettes are ravishing, because Markert cares more about legs than looks, but all are ambitious. Voted most likely to succeed in serious dancing was Jean Eckler of West Palm Beach, Fla. Most popular is Muriel Le Count of Jack son Heights...
...jail and was legally "reelected" for his present term which expires next year. Last week even the remotest of Brazil's jungle towns heard the news they had long been awaiting: that Strong Man Vargas is content to abide by Brazil's Constitution which forbids him to succeed himself in January's presidential election. Chosen in Rio de Janeiro by an all-party conclave as the "official" (i. e., majority) candidate for the presidency last fortnight, President Vargas' onetime Minister of Communications José Americo de Almeida was scheduled to sit in front while his master...
Princeton's graduating class voted Eugene Gifford Grace Jr., son of the Bethlehem Steel tycoon, "Most Likely To Succeed...