Word: wipe
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...deficit of $42,000 last year plus $82,000 this year will entirely wipe out the Orchestra's surplus of $120,000. But the Musicians' Union, according to President Charles Humphrey Hamill of the Orchestral Association, is as much to blame as Depression. It demands $268,822 for 97 players (in 1891, the payroll for 80 players was $90,000). Understanding musicians used to run Chicago's music union but now shrewd swart James C. Petrillo is in command. Said he last week: ''There is no question of a reduction of the wage scale...
...annual Spring conference," explained Looey XVI. "We're just going to talk things over like and map out the Nova Scotia Province fairly for future business, to eliminate duplication of effort and waste in other forms and to weed out graft. Yes, you heard me! I said: 'Wipe out graft...
China and America get together we can take Japan and wipe her up", Wing concluded; then laconically, "That...
...whole mass of interlaced Repara tions and War debts is the most formidable hindrance to recovery from the eco nomic evils which now afflict the world. If the sponge is to be used at all it must wipe all away. There must be no one-sided repudiation...
...face. Shoes should have Cuban* or French heels. "Flat heels cause an ugly ankle line." Beads: "The plainer, the better. Fancy savage-looking wooden or glass beads in loud colors detract from the face. . . ." Hair: "Hairnets are impossible. Wide, casual waves are best." Makeup: "Use enough to look healthy. . . . Wipe off excess lipstick. For those who still believe it wicked to employ coloring to [sic] the lips, a pomade stick is advisable as it is more conservative and yet adds the needed flesh tones." Wearing the clothes: "Stand straight, with stomach in and head up. Hold the shoulders proudly. Round...