Word: wide
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...cheerful development was that 28 Oklahoma oil producers had met, unanimously agreed to put state-wide restrictions into effect. Previous voluntary curtailment, believed by oilmen to be the only remedy for overproduction, had been mostly between operators in a single field. Two such restrictions went in effect in Oklahoma last month and are believed to have been the reason that Midcontinent petroleum prices have been maintained while oil from other fields has been reduced...
This game will be one of wide interest and discussion. Texas last year won the championship of the Southwestern conference, and has always had a representative team. This year Coach Littlefield is optimistic, and he is very enthusiastic about the Harvard game in 1931. The game will be played early in the season, and if Texas has favorable material and average luck, Coach Littlefield sees no reason why Texas should not have an equal chance of victory...
...that I put in a plea for is that disagreement never be aggravated by misunderstanding," he said. "Neither your President, I believe, nor myself-I can certainly talk for myself- have any idea of spending much time in discussing details. We should like to survey together the large and wide, the high and deep problems of international peace." The Conversations. Into the Blue Ridge Mountains next day to do that surveying repaired President and Prime Minister. The world press waited. Not only had it no "details" to report but it could not even see the two talkers. Long, inspired screeds...
...Christendom is to be reborn the Church must be supernational. What formal world-wide organization it may require I cannot forecast, but certain it is that the Christendom which once was has gone, for worse or for better. A new Christendom can only be supplied by an earth-wide fellowship exemplifying the unity of mankind in Christ and linking all the people of the world...
...however pessimistic were Dr. Coffin's words, the Scots who heard him were not depressed, for the day before they had taken part in the most important Scottish ecclesiastical event in 87 years, had shown their willingness to work toward the "earth-wide fellowship" mentioned by Dr. Coffin. The event had been the reunion of the long separated Established Church (Auld Kirk) and the United Free Church, both of which originated in the stern predestinationism brought to Scotland by John Knox from Geneva's John Calvin...