Word: well
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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When in mid-season form, I don't believe that I have ever seen the Senator shoot the Soldiers' Home course in over 90, and nine-tenths of the time he is well under that...
...like the low down on this. Ray Long in his leading editorial "A Fine Human Document" quotes Mr. Coolidge as saying to him: "Whenever a problem comes before me the first thing I say to myself is, 'Isn't there someone who can do that as well as I can?' and you would be surprised how often I find someone else can do it better. That saves me for the problems which only I can decide." F. L. LANE
...Well did Mr. Gann know that for his wife to reach her eminence, many an official wheel had had to. turn. The Vice President had protested against a State Department ruling which failed to accord Mrs. Gann full recognition (TIME, April 15). The matter was in the hands of Secretary of State Stimson...
...business venture but as a "public service" did Mr. Coolidge accept his new work. Wrote he to Darwin Pearl Kingsley, president of New York Life: "Believing that life insurance is the most effective instrumentality for the promotion of industry, saving and character ever devised, that a well-managed mutual company is a cooperative society for the advancement of the public welfare. ... I accept the nomination. . . ." Mrs. Coolidge may benefit financially from her husband's new work. The company's directors are paid $50 in gold for each board meeting and $20 in gold for each committee meeting...
...Yale meet, due to the injury of Wesselman, Modell was unexpectedly called upon to take the place of the regular contestant in the epee, and he succeeded in winning both matches in this event, as well as his foils bouts...