Word: thirdly
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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...went less well. His father and mother eventually separated. His father wanted Dale to be a chemical engineer, his mother, a diplomat. Three years ago Dale entered Harvard. To please his mother, he concentrated on history the first year; second year, to please his father, he majored in chemistry. Third year, he pleased himself, concentrated on comparative philology-because he had always wanted to be a linguist...
...White House press conference. First apologizing for his presumption, Reporter Merwin H. Browne of the Buffalo News asked Franklin Roosevelt a question: "In your forthcoming political speeches do you intend to answer charges . . . that you are seeking to become a dictator ... if you are elected to a third term...
Never before had a President of the United States been asked such a question. But never had a President run for a third consecutive term. Mr. Roosevelt, who ordinarily thrives on broken precedents, looked grim. The question, said he, was very interesting-it had everything in it except the kitchen stove. Who, he wondered, had thought up the question? Said Newsman Browne: "I did, Mr. President." It was, said Mr. Roosevelt, a very interesting question-very deftly worded. "Is there an answer?" asked Newsman Browne. The President only said again: it was a very interesting question, very deftly worded. Reporter...
Since June 30, eight to nine million U. S. stockholders have watched industrial production rise to boom levels, read of a flood of commercial and military orders, wondered what their take would be. Last week they were finding out: the march of third-quarter earnings reports was on. A New York Sun study of the first 59 companies to give an account showed combined profits of $38,306,000-2% under the preceding quarter but up 39% from the export-inflated September quarter of 1939. Besides higher profits, most reports showed three main trends: 1) sales...
...groups, biggest profit-gainers were the steelmakers. No. 1 feast or famine industry, steelmen are now gorged, at practical capacity. No. 3 producer, bald, tough Tom Girdler's Republic cleared a record $6,184,000 in the third quarter, up from $2,815,000 in the same quarter of 1939. With preferred dividends being earned 32 times over, his conservative directors last week paid all back dividends, planned to buy the shares for cancellation, thus clearing the way for common dividends. Like many a defense industry's preferred stocks, the price of Republic's has tripled since...