Word: wanted
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Constitution. ... I come from the great Democratic State of South Carolina but . . . the Republican party has given us a great President and I believe he is going down in history as one of the greatest Presidents [because] he stands for civic righteousness and enforcement of the law. ... I want to make this statement fearlessly while I stand on my feet: The great South, the great West and the great women of America* are for Prohibition and we shall have passed from the scene-I hope we shall not be forgotten-when Prohibition will still be here...
...value of reform, but is to secure the passage of prohibitory legislation and then leave it to the Government to carry out the reformers' ideas. . . . We go in strongly for 'noble experiments' and while I suppose that no one would pretend that we really want to be good, we are nevertheless anxious that the world should understand that we approve of goodness in others...
...farmers must learn is to do collective thinking. . . . When we [of International Harvester] have a problem to solve we get all information in and lay it on the table and go over it collectively. . . . We all start together from scratch and think collectively. . . . This is just the way I want to start the work of this Farm Board. . . . We will proceed slowly and surely because conservatism is necessary for safety...
Displeased at the Commission's order, at the company's formation, was many a news organ. Representatives of the Gannett chainpapers attended the organization meetings at Washington's Wardman Park Hotel, later declined to participate. "Such a company will not give the service we want," said one of them. Moved to court action was the Hearst-owned Universal Service Wireless, Inc., organized last year following the Commission's first allocation order. Last week it filed notice of appeal in Washington's Court of Appeals asking that the Commission be enjoined from allocating the wavelengths to the new corporation, that...
...Gunther said he really did not want a formal interview, just a personality sketch...