Word: greenwood
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Herbert Morrison, the Labor Government's man-of-all-work, had slipped another notch politically, but he would still have plenty to do. He will continue as general coordinator in matters other than economic. He will relieve aging Arthur Greenwood of his duties. The chief one is chairmanship of the legislative committee, which sorts out in order of priority all the bills proposed by various departments...
...Some top Laborites would also be pinched. Ernest Bevin, Herbert Morrison and Arthur Greenwood are heavy cigaret smokers. Clement Attlee smokes a pipe. Sir Stafford Cripps, despite his dietary austerity, likes a pipe, a cigaret or a cigar...
Amiable Arthur Greenwood, Labor's deputy leader, rose to defend the guillotine as "a new experiment resting on the authority of this House." Pink-cheeked Tory Quintin Hogg, looking like a bad-tempered baby, cried out: "Call it the Reichstag and be done with it." Greenwood thrust back: "I think all the potential Führers are on the other side...
Paper Hat. The bell saved Greenwood. As Big Ben boomed midnight he moved an end to debate and a call to vote. Bedlam broke again. It was almost a minute before he could be heard. Then Tory Sir Gifford Fox raised a parliamentary pinpoint, contended that Greenwood was out of order because his motion was made after, not exactly at, 12 o'clock as procedure stipulates. Sir Gifford himself was hoisted on a point of procedure. He did not have on a hat-and regulations call for a member to be "sitting and covered" when raising a point...
...only one of the girls-dark, earnest Wauneita McConnell, 29-has been permitted to administer the sacraments, though Ruth Greenwood, a preacher's daughter, expects to be licensed by the bishop this month. All students plan to enter the Methodist ministry or church work of some sort...