Word: welshed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...excitement, the press dropped a few aitches. It was not sure whether Elizabeth took one dog or two on the honeymoon, whether the pet was a Welsh Corgi named Crackers, or Susan, or (according to one slip) just a dog named Corgi...
Died. James John Davis, 74, Secretary of Labor (1921-30), Republican Senator from Pennsylvania (1930-45); of uremia and a heart ailment; in Takoma Park, Md. Handsome, handshaking, Welsh-born "Puddler Jim" was a helper in an iron works at eleven, later made a fortune in investments before he entered politics. A longtime power in the Loyal Order of Moose (director general since 1906), he pushed its membership from 247 to more than 800,000, founded its two major charities (Moosehaven, Fla., for the aged; Mooseheart, Ill., for widows & orphans). In 1933 he was one of five acquitted...
Final tallying of the British election last week proved nothing too certain except that the austere life does not lead to contentment. The English, Scotch and Welsh expressed dissatisfaction not so much with the socialist doctrine of the Labor Party as with a host of little unpleasantries that have been digging them ever deeper lately. The cut in the food ration, housing inertia, a ban on travel, and end of pleasure driving aided the Conservatives in turning out a vote fifty-six percent greater than last year but composed mostly of those who only hurl their ballots when they perceive...
...three key officers president William Welsh of Kentucky's Beren College; 'Ralph Dungan, vice-president in charge of domestic affairs from St. Joseph's College near Philadelphia; and Robert Smith 1G, international affairs commission head--comprise a neat balance of the divergent interests in America's student community. Coupled with the pattern of political power which produced it, this leadership spells a progressive middle-way for NSA which can win the recognition of hostile administrations and the constitutional ratification of suspicious student electorates...
...Student Domestic Affairs Commission, under the direction of Ralph Dungan of St. Joseph's College, Pennsylvania, will establish its national offices along with those of the Association at Madison. NSA President is William Welsh of Berea College, Kentucky; while Janice Tremper of Rockford, Illinois, acts as secretary, and Leland Jones of Buffalo as treasure. The domestic and international commission chairman serve as NSA vice-presidents...