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Word: absents (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Noticeably absent from the ranks of the sixty or more hopefuls who reported for the first session of signal and blocking drills were Charley Spreyer star of last year's Pennsylvania game and Henry Vander Eb, expert place kicker. Both men drew low numbers in the draft and will definitely be called into service in July. Although Captain Fran Lee runs a chance of being called in July, he nevertheless is working out with the squad for the five weeks practice session which ends...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Football Squad Opens Spring Work-Outs; Harlow Forced to Construct New Backfield | 3/18/1941 | See Source »

...Absent Minding. In Philadelphia, a divorce action was withdrawn when the wife showed up, and when asked where the plaintiff was, replied: "He's out in the car minding the baby...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Mar. 17, 1941 | 3/17/1941 | See Source »

...conference, to which 30 representatives of ten men's and women's colleges have been invited, is designed to study means of improving and furthering community service work by college and university students. It will also attempt to spread such work to colleges at which it is now absent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NYA DIRECTOR MAIN SPEAKER AT PBH FORUM | 3/4/1941 | See Source »

...course, it is true that unexpected events of the past year have played a decided part in our change of policy. But it must be admitted that propaganda, which the newspapers have been so happy to fling at their public, has not been absent either. We must look back to the days of September, 1939, when this inevitable war broke out. Then we looked at it through clear eyes, eyes not blinded by war-mongers and fanatic speechmakers. We know then that the United States should do everything in her power to stay out of this war, that entering...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MAIL | 2/14/1941 | See Source »

...first and one second place. McNamara of the visitors eked out a win in the dives over Sophomore Brad Patterson despite the fact that Patterson dove better than ever before in varsity competition. He scored 96.3 points to McNamara's 98.5 total. Shaw McCutcheon, regular first string diver was absent from the lineup because of a torn muscle in his shoulder. He will be ready to make the trip to Annapolis this week...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MERMEN BEAT BOSTON YMCA | 2/6/1941 | See Source »

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