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Word: want (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...last details were worked out, due to the pressure of criticism and approaching Congressional elections. Recognizing the shortcomings of the price system as a method of distribution, it retains production control to maintain the price structure as far as possible, but goes further to resolve the anomaly of want in the midst of plenty...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WANT IN PLENTY | 10/24/1938 | See Source »

...Heartened by the response to Paul Smyth's letter, TIME herewith offers, as a temporary experiment, to print one such "want ad" letter a week, for the next few weeks. Conditions: 1) all such letters must be accompanied by at least two letters of reference from businessmen, clergymen, etc. of the writer's acquaintance; 2) TIME reserves to itself the right to choose which, if any, letters it will print: 3) prospective employers must satisfy themselves of each applicant's merits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Oct. 24, 1938 | 10/24/1938 | See Source »

...Ford Motor Company. At no time did Martin and I discuss unions. However, I told newspapermen in Martin's presence that if we need a union-U.A.W. or any other-we'll get one. Right now we don't need one. If our men want to organize in any union they'll do it and that's all right with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Surprise Party | 10/24/1938 | See Source »

...Besides the pigskin, my other interests are: swimming in the summer, tobogganing in the winter, and dancing all the year round to anybody's music, although my weakness is Calloway. Want to be in on a secret? Yes?--'I'd give my best pal away for Calloway.' (Yeah, man!!). His music does something to me. I hear that 'swing' is going out of style. Darn it! (oops, pardon my French). What are your views on music and orchestras...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yale Men Jealous of Heroes Of Gridiron, Letter Reveals | 10/21/1938 | See Source »

...love them all dearly," she said, "and that if they don't all come to see me, each and every one of them, yes, the whole ten thousand of them, during my two weeks in Boston, I'm going to be terribly disappointed. And tell them that I want them to cheer madly when I make my entrance so that I'll know that they are there...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sophie Tucker Is In Love With All Harvard Students | 10/20/1938 | See Source »

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