Word: swearing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...undersigned, Ellwood T. Maull, do hereby swear that early in November I instructed the porter supplying paper towels to the Editorial Men's wash room on the third floor of the Ledger building to discontinue the use of the middle of three- paper dispensers installed in that room...
...undersigned, A. C. Hampson, do hereby swear that prior to any report, suggestion or recommendation from Colonel Guy T. Viskniskki or any of his associates, I asked Mr. Maull to eliminate whatever actual waste of supplies he could, throughout the plant, specifically mentioning the seemingly excessive use of paper towels...
...Chided correspondents for asking, four months after he had found the answer, whether U. S. citizens could join foreign armies without losing citizenship. Answer: Yes (if they do not swear allegiance to the foreign government concerned...
Three years ago last week, in slickers and galoshes, under umbrellas and sodden newspapers, thousands of U. S. citizens stood on the great plaza before the Capitol, saw skullcapped Charles Evans Hughes swear in bareheaded Franklin Delano Roosevelt to uphold and defend the Constitution...
...Declared Representative Clifton A. Woodrum of Virginia, member of the Committee: "We believe these reductions have been made . . . without seriously crippling any needed Government activity." Wielder of many an ice pack in the past, fleshy Clifton Woodrum has taken an oath, and made the rest of his sub-committee swear, not to let any bill get past the committee if its appropriation exceeds the President's budget estimate. Last week Congressman Woodrum outdid himself...