Word: telegramming
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Trouble with this program was that it, combined with Nominee Landon's deficiency in oratorical fire, had failed to catch on, to kindle the nation's enthusiasm. After the strong beginning supplied by his pre-convention buildup, his bold convention telegram and his overwhelming nomination. Nominee Landon's first campaign tour had been accompanied by a Republican slump. Meanwhile John Hamilton and Frank Knox, both abler orators than the nominee, had been drumming into the country's head the idea that Republicans planned to throw out the New Deal bag & baggage, the baby with the bath...
Hitherto the fatherly New York Times has been chary about reporting Mrs. Simpson but last week she graduated to full Times coverage of her movements. These were snipped in Britain last week from the current issue of TIME, prompting the New York World-Telegram to cartoon and say: "The story was not scandalous. The censorship must have proceeded from some officious and oversensitive minor official while His Majesty was gone, for there was nothing in the story to offend the King...
...Resolutions Committee. When the platform was finished he thanked his fellow members, and, not having talked to the Governor in six hours, promised that Landon would accept it. Ten minutes later, as the platform was about to be read to the Convention, White saw Landon's telegram amending three planks...
...Rudolph Ringwall, who asked what was the matter, the stocky Spaniard snapped: ''Piano!" Ringwall, who is not psychic, finally gathered that Iturbi wanted a pianist to help with the Impressions. While the Clevelander was off hunting one, Iturbi informed his orchestra: "I've just sent a telegram to New York asking to be released from this series. Understand, the trouble is not you. You played beautifully. But I can't stand these hot dogs - pop - whistles - street cars...
...their "former Communist" colleague, Scotsman James Watt. The Oxford Groups lay no claim to having a "former Fascist" in their midst, and German Buchmanite baronesses hedge when asked how the movement works in the case of German Jews. Last week, to a stray interviewer from the New York World-Telegram, brisk Dr. Buchman readily declared himself on Fascism, now No. i bugaboo to practically all U. S. churchmen...