Word: working
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...plant was struck, making a total of 7,500 key workers out. And a significant, warlike new development came: A. F. of L. sent 30 experienced building trades organizers into Michigan to make a heavily financed assault on U. A. W. of C. I. O. They will work with A. F. of L.-convert Homer Martin, the youthful ex-preacher, who as National A. A. U. hop-skip-jump champion (in 1924 and 1925) was known as "The Leaping Parson from Leeds" (Kansas). This explained to observers Mr. Martin's nonchalance of the week before, when his wealthiest, strongest...
...family (wife & two children), music publishing (he was up to $4,200-a-year from office boy after 22 years) and the New York Giants. Mr. Penn stood 5 ft. 8 in., weighed 240 lb.; Mr Orlovsky, 5 ft. 6 in., 260 lb. Each used to leave home for work about...
...office down in Manhattan called up to ask a bodyguard for Philip Orlovsky. That made Democratic District Attorney Sam Foley of The Bronx furious. Orlovsky, it appeared, was one of Tom Dewey's prospective witnesses against Racketeer Louis (Lepke) Buchalter, a fugitive under indictment for dirty work in the fur, clothing, baking, restaurant, paint, trucking and other trades. Two other Dewey witnesses had been similarly shot down, presumably by Racketeer Lepke's agents, in recent months; two were missing, others wounded. Democrat Foley fumed loudly & bitterly at Republican Dewey for not guarding his witnesses sooner, so that innocent...
...minutes. Germany claims to have a peerless Air Force. But there is no sure defense against air raids and if Germany starts bombing London the one thing that might worry Berlin is a retaliatory raid. When the first "raid" occurred last week thousands of Berliners were hurrying home from work. Red flares, black flags, and roped-off streets indicated places that were "hit." Anti-aircraft guns blazed at imaginary targets with blank shells while firemen sprayed make-believe fires and first-aid crews bandaged the sound arms and legs of placarded "wounded." The tests were intended to last five days...
...removed. Every Frenchman in Paris has his gas mask, and he is subject to fine if he uses its metal container to carry his fishing tackle. Seven of the main bridges leading across the Seine are being doubled and tripled in width to facilitate rapid evacuation. All Parisians whose work does not compel them to stay must leave the city for assigned villages when war breaks out. To avoid being billeted in barns the wise and wealthy have leased comfortable rustic retreats stocked with preserved food. If there is no war some families are going to become mighty tired...