Word: formals
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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...formal address was well written, soundly argued, effectively organized. Yet partly because of his own hoarse weariness, the speech was unsatisfactory to the Republican crowd present, who applauded sparingly, halfheartedly. Dissatisfied, they called him back. He spoke a kind word for Bruce Barton. Still dissatisfied, they roared for more, more, hotter oratory. A man in the front row jumped up, tore a speech text in half, shouted: "There, that's over! Now tell us!" Puzzled, pleased, the shaggy man returned, and (on the theme: "If we do not prevail this fall, this way of life will pass...
...paunchy little man stood quietly behind the marble rostrum, uneasy in his unaccustomed formal clothes, his shrewd, warm eyes downcast, his bald head shining dully in the soft glow from the vast skylight. Inches from his right hand was the gavel, the symbol of the authority he would now wield as Speaker of the House, until death or defeat of the Democrats. Sam Rayburn, 58, of Bonham, Tex., bachelor, shorthorn breeder, and for seven years a moderator of the New Deal, was waiting to speak his piece...
...Alumna of Simmons College with over ten years experience, Miss Trickett will report for duty about October 1. Her duties, as described by Durant in a formal statement yesterday, "will cover general supervision of menus, food preparation, testing of food stuffs, preparation of specifications for purchasing, cost analysis...
...Christian Mobilizer meetings as a heckler. At one meeting he heard handsome, Jew-baiting Joseph Ellsberry McWilliams, leader of the Mobilizers, and American Destiny Party candidate for Congress from Yorkville, Manhattan's German settlement. After listening to handsome Joe, who is part Cherokee Indian, with a smattering of formal education (a WPA public-speaking course), Harry decided that heckling was not enough. He hauled McWilliams off the stand. McWilliams' platform might have brought a milder man than Harry to the boiling point...
There are still 30 envelopes, 23 of which belong to Freshmen, held for men who failed to appear but who have given no formal indication to the University that they do not expect to enrol. It is possible, officials guessed yesterday, that a few of these may still arrive...