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Word: wheelbarrows (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...TIME. Oct. 26). Although the deal came as a surprise, nobody thought it inconsistent with Presi dent Joyce's nature. He is aggressive from head to foot, fist to jaw. Chicago-born ("back of the yards") 52 years ago, he began work when he left grammar school, pushing a wheelbarrow in a brickyard. He rose until he was president of the Mellon-controlled Standard Steel Car Co., now a part of Pullman. He plays golf only as a concession to friends, does not like the theatre, hates formal entertaining. But he never misses a good prizefight. At stag parties...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: End of an Era | 11/16/1931 | See Source »

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