Word: ward
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Dealers were not the only victors in last fortnight's great Democratic Sweep. Many a humble ward-heeler, many a red-nosed boss of a local machine, beamed and burbled. For there were few places in the land where the New Deal's triumph was not a golden benison to Democratic political machines. No less than 25 Democratic Governors were elected to supply their Democratic followers with patronage, the stuff that machines are made of. For all of them it was a glorious victory...
...Vickers unashamed spoke Sir Jonah Walker Smith, the right honorable member from their naval shipyard district of Barrow-in-Furness. "The investigators of the United States Senate used gangster methods," said Sir Walker with every out ward sign of indignation. "The activities of Sir Charles Craven [Managing Di rector of Vickers-Armstrong's Works & Shipyards] have for their object the finding of as much employment as possible...
...wealth than is represented by the men on Pullman's board: J. P. Morgan and his partner George Whitney; Richard K. Mellon and two Mellon lieutenants; George F. Baker and a vice president of his First National Bank; General Motors' Alfred Pritchard Sloan Jr.; Harold S. Vanderbilt, Montgomery Ward's Sewell Lee Avery. President of Pullman is David Anderson Crawford, a husky, popular gentleman of 55 who works hard and plays money-golf in the low 80's. During the winter at Chicago's University Club he plays racquets with his friends, using a soft ball. He calls it "pansy...
...eight men who started against Yale last year only two are returning, William A. Smith '36 in the 175 pound class and Peter Ward '36 in the 135 pound. Besides these two veterans, who are co-captains, James L. Kunen '36 is also returning. All three men reached the semi-finals of the Intercollegiate Boxing Championship last year. Among the promising Sophomores are Peter B. Olney, captain of last year's Freshman team, Edgar S. Davis, winner of the University Championship last year, James P. Kostarolos, Frederick B. Taylor, Jr. and Garrow T. Gear, Jr., all undefeated last year...
...Roger Ward Babson forecast that by 1968 Chicago will be the world's biggest city...