Word: upper
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Critics of H. R. 13,991 had the upper hand during the House debate. Its friends, armed with votes, made no spirited defense, beyond the hopeful prediction that it would somehow up commodity prices. Texas' Marvin Jones, chairman of the Agriculture Committee whose measure it was, warded off attacks with this query: "If you don't favor this, what form of farm relief do you favor?"-and no good answers were forthcoming. Of the lack of enthusiasm behind H. R. 13,991 he cried: "Did you ever see any enthusiasm in a sick room? Did you ever watch...
...about-town review and amusement guide (price 10?) aimed at the mass of subway riders who read Broadway colyumists but not the smart New Yorker. Some of its features, dealing with expensive speakeasies and night clubs, indicate an intent to show Manhattan's probable clientele how the upper crust amuses itself...
Cadillac V16 production will be limited to 400 cars, each bearing a plate with its number and the owner's name. Cadillacs and La Salles bear distinctive labels in the upper left-hand corner of their sloping- radiators and have vacuum brake-boosters, last year available only on the two big Cadillacs...
...Freshman polo team lost to a more steady Jayvee team, 6 1-2 to 8, at the Commonwealth Armory on Saturday evening. Getting an early lead of two points which they maintained during the first two chukkers the first-year men played easily. With persistent driving, however, the upper-classmen scored two goals in the third period, and evened the count in the fourth. In the fifth period, the Freshmen sought to recover their lead, but instead tell further behind. Jumping at the advantage thus opened, the Jayvee exhibited the fastest play of the evening scoring three times in rapid...
...While the House have not been in existence long enough to warrant final conclusions as to their results, the fact cannot be disputed that they have already done more than a little toward providing improved social and physical conditions as well as a more suitable environment in which the upper classmen may carry on their intellectual life. Although not the only cause, there is little doubt that the Houses did much to contribute toward the marked improvement in scholarship throughout the three upper classes which has already been commented...