Word: localizer
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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Many a U. S. male of A.D. 1940 carries his religion as he carries a charge account -in his wife's name. But though the majority of most U. S. congregations are women, men still run the churches. Few women are on the governing boards of local parishes. Fewer are sent as delegates to their sects' district and national conferences. Fewer still can be ordained, and even those who are generally have the choice of a small country church or no pastorate...
Until the City Manager Plan was voted in, eleven of the fifteen city councilmen were elected by the wards they came from. This meant that the man who represented the Brattle Street ward wanted to promote the interests of that particular locality, and neither knew nor cared about the affairs of East Cambridge. The tendency has been to neglect the general welfare of the whole city and satisfy ward supporters by pulling wires on their behalf, even if it meant depriving some other section of long-needed reforms. The University community, which includes wards seven, eight and nine, has lined...
...usual, Jack Barnaby's charges undergo a varied and gruelling schodule with local clubs, other colleges, and tournaments. The clubs are divided in to three leagues, into each of which Harvard enters a team. Membership on those five men teams may be varied each week. In the first two matches of the season Harvard's "A" squad was downed by the Harvard Club of Boston, 3 to 2, and by the Tennyson Racquet Club...
Instead of using the heating pipes to carry the programs, this year's Network will use the electric light wires. This method has proved successful during the fall trial period. Broadcasting on 800 kilocycles, the technical staff promises that the reception will be as strong as the regular local stations...
Although many of the residents of the farm community, to whom this activity would be an economic stimulant, suspect the group of Communist or Nazi leanings, their feelings were countered by Nathan Dodge, chairman of the local group backing the plan, who jokingly suggested that it would be better to have the boys together in one camp than free to roam as they would