Word: yorke
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...blasé reporters, covering New York City's three suicides a day is among the most unpleasant of routine assignments. Last week, however, when John William Warde decided to commit suicide in his own good time (see p. 24), reporters were fascinated, newspaper offices took on the kind of tension common in the cinema city room, rare in fact...
...Manhattan, almost every paper sold thousands of extra copies. Throughout the U. S., Warde hit the front page the moment his body hit the sidewalk. Editorial writers reacted instantly. The comforting New York Times asked: "Is life worth living?" answered: "Of course life is worth living," mentioned a few of the things worth living for: "... a majestic sunset or moonrise ... an understanding look in another person's eyes. . . ." The crusading New York Post noted the extensive efforts to save the suicide, asked: "If so much could be mobilized for one man, how much could be accomplished by a fully...
...Chicagoans it seemed significant that this exhibition took the place of one of the Institute's established annuals-a summer show of independent Chicago artists. Although only about 300 artists are enrolled in the Chicago project, compared to about 1,200 in New York, the painting divisions in Chicago have been notable from the start for a higher average of professional competence. Apparent reason: making a living is harder in Chicago, more first-raters rate relief. Last week's 12,000 visitors, sauntering down the nine cool galleries of the Institute's east wing, found scarcely...
...boys' clothing, first batch under the $10,000,000 kitty set aside by WPA simultaneously to lance the clotted clothing inventory and to aid the needy. Handled by the Treasury's Procurement Division, the purchases were scattered through big U. S. cities, with New York leading with about 50%. All goods bought were made before May 1, will be held until September, then given away. Meanwhile, the clothing industry reported rejuvenation; in Manhattan 70% of clothing manufacturers were back on full time. ¶ Cracked down on the American Medical Association as Assistant Attorney General Thurman Arnold charged...
...below last year but fourth highest in its ten-year history. The company also earned a surplus of $777,127, which it reinvested in the business. Kept intact was General Mills' proudest record: its stock is one of 18* listed on the New York Stock Exchange on which dividends ($6 on the preferred; $3 on the common) have been earned and paid without reductions since...