Word: woolton
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...London financial circles, traders gossiped and wondered as the stock of Selfridge's department store scooted from 31s. 9d. a share to 52s. 6d. in six months. Last week they heard the reason for the rise. Lord Woolton, chairman of the Conservative Party and of Lewis' Investment Trust Ltd., which owns a big chain of provincial department stores, had put in a $9,500,000 (?3,412,000) bid for the store. When Lord Woolton offered 65s. a share, Selfridge's Chairman Horace Holmes quickly advised his stockholders to sell. At the news, Selfridge's stock...
...Lord Woolton ("Uncle Fred") was forced to come to the aid of the lady chairman. Beaming, he raised his hands and calmed the multitude. Then he said blandly: "This is magnificent. You want the figure of 300,000 put in?" There were roars of approval. Whereupon Lord Woolton purred: "I am sure that those of us on the platform here would be very glad to have such a figure put in." The conference joyously passed a resolution including 300,000. The Labor Party had promised only 200,000 new houses. But serious Tory back-room policymakers like R. A. Butler...
...some members' heads were nodding. Winston Churchill fidgeted fretfully, first slumping down in his seat, then drawing himself bolt upright to peer dully at the green carpet between his feet. When Cripps finished, there were only two cheerful men in the chamber-Cripps himself and Tory Chief Lord Woolton, who smiled down blandly from the gallery...
...Tory headquarters in Abbey House, young staff women excitedly raced up & down the worn stone stairs, screeching to each other: "Darling, isn't it too wonderful? We're winning." Upstairs, in his map-lined office, Tory Party Chief Lord Woolton lovingly contemplated a constituency map. "Blue's a lovely color," he beamed as he contentedly flagged Tory wins with blue-headed pins. Downstairs, someone dared to murmur: "Those horrible Labor divisions in Scotland haven't come in yet." But the Cassandra was howled down by a fresh wave of cheering as still another Tory...