Word: work
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...Senate Work Done: The Senate of the U. S. last week: ¶ Administered the oath of office to Cameron Morrison, who succeeded the late Lee Slater Overman as Senator from North Carolina. ¶ Adopted a resolution requesting its Committee on Appropriations to call on Chairman Arthur Woods of the President's Unemployment Commission and other Government officers for information regarding the seriousness of the Depression...
...relief bill there was disagreement over: 1) Senator Robinson's amendment taking allotment of sums out of the President's hands, 2) other Senate amendments to specify roadwork projected in Georgia and Alabama, and to authorize payment of the highest prevailing wage in any locality for the work to be given the unemployed. Then up rose Idaho's Senator William Edgar Borah crying: "For God's sake, get something done to feed the people who are hungry!" Public and Press were making themselves heard in a like vein. Besides, Administration leaders in Congress threatened...
Zealous young businessmen can get out and raise money for a Cause, but they seldom can spare the time from their pleasures and occupations to carry on the great work themselves. Founder and commander-in-chief of the Crusaders, year-old anti-Prohibition organization, is Fred...
Clark, Cleveland oilman (TIME, Jan. 27). Last week he announced that, like any modern, well-run body of opinion, the Crusaders will henceforth have a paid pro fessional director who will devote all his time and talents to the organization's work. New National Executive Commander of the Crusaders is Col. Julian Codman, Bos ton lawyer, longtime foe of Prohibition, an early director in the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment. Col. Codman. 60, is a Harvardman. He served with the A. E. F. in the Quarter masters Department. In 1924-26 he was attached to the Judge Advocate General...
...would issue appropriation only for the Ewald case. To assist in the broader investigation, the Citizen's Union raised $13,000. By last week this fund had been virtually exhausted. And Attorney General Ward goes out of office Jan. 1. Nevertheless, Prosecutor Todd announced he would continue his work under Attorney General-elect John J. Bennett Jr., a Democrat. Also begun by Governor Roosevelt to silence critics of Tammany corruption was an investigation of the lower courts of Manhattan & The Bronx by the Appellate Division of the State Supreme Court. Appointed as referee was Justice Samuel Seabury, longtime Tammany...