Word: wound
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...judges who occupy themselves with what dead people leave behind, most famed is the Surrogate of New York County, James A. Foley. Last week this good & able Tammany man wound up the toughest job in his long career...
...past fortnight to scores of commencement day speeches in which the predominant text was the New Deal. Rarely before had campus bigwigs found so handy a theme for their intellectual springboard. Most of them pointed with pride to President Roosevelt's program, lauded his use of college professors, wound up on a lofty note about public service...
...made is accompanied by a clear acknowledgment of the debt itself, in view of these representations and of the payment, I have no personal hesitation in saying that I do not characterize the resulting situation as a default.' " (Loud House of Commons cheers.) Speaking for himself. Chancellor Chamberlain wound up beaming, "I need only add that we propose to make this payment in silver [cries of 'Hear! Hear!']. . . ." Amid further cheering and compliments to President Roosevelt in which M. P.'s of every British party joined the House went home to bed. "The supreme merit...
Besides Depression "Clem"' Hobson has had to contend with failing eyesight. One eye went blind years ago. Last autumn his good eye dimmed. Never giving up, "Clem" Hobson went to Lausanne, had his eye operated on, hurried back to Paris before the wound was healed, to superintend the reopening of the Ambassadeurs for the present summer season. With him went a beefy British friend. After the dress rehearsal the friend rumbled up, roaring enthusiasm...
Last week swart Inquisitor Ferdinand Pecora of the Senate Banking & Currency Committee wound up his efforts to pin scandal on J. P. Morgan & Co. by trying to prove that its partners had been evading income taxes (see p. 13). Not content to let the inquiry end upon this note, the House of Morgan countered by making two statements. First was a memorandum submitted by John P. Morgan answering Mr. Pccora's criticisms...