Word: waited
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...choice of the field of concentration they have made is entirely satisfactory. There are a few who have already submitted their cards; there are others who will not make up their minds until the zero hour; the great majority, however, have practically decided on a field, and perhaps wait only for the signature of the adviser. It is for these men to make the most of the time which remains...
From the moment he took office President Roosevelt realized that he was in a relentless race against the sun on farm relief. His purpose was to outsprint nature to planting time. In his special farm message last month he warned Congress that "if we wait for another month or six weeks the effect on the prices of this year's crops will be wholly lost." Infected with his sporting spirit, the House passed his bill with blind speed. But the Senate sets itself above sun and seasons. Its refusal to compete with nature last week threatened to wreck...
...proposed legislation is necessary now for the simple reason that the spring crops will soon be planted and if we wait for another month or six weeks the effect on the prices of this year's crops will be wholly lost...
Leader Nash did not wait long to show his hand. The City Council met to hear Corporation Counsel William H. Sexton's opinion on its power to elect a Mayor. He said it lacked such power. In the Morrison Hotel that afternoon Leader Nash gave Democratic councilmen his opinion: "I recommend for acting mayor Alderman Frank J. Corr of the 17th Ward. Now let's see if the new leadership will operate. Meeting's adjourned...
Promising his party and city that he would not be a candidate in any special election, Acting Mayor Corr said he would adhere strictly to the Cermak policies of "economy, retrenchment and good government." Then he sat back to wait for the Legislature to confirm his dubious powers. With its employes still going unpaid, Chicago's most urgent need is for cash. Until the Legislature acts, Acting Mayor Corr's signature on $40,000,000 worth of tax anticipation warrants is worthless...