Word: ahead
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...brought Mr. Eden flying back from Geneva ahead of time in order to give him new instructions...
...same eight stalwarts-with a new coxswain-who triumphed at Poughkeepsie in 1936 and went on to take the Olympic sprint title. This time the Huskies got away late as Navy skimmed out to lead for the first mile and a half. Washington upped its stroke gradually, nosed ahead at two miles, easily won by four lengths in record-breaking time, with Navy and Cornell second and third. Gloriously climaxed was the career of Washington's eight varsity regulars, U. S. and Olympic champions, the greatest crew ever produced by proud Coach Al Ulbrickson...
...Coolidge era have June graduates found jobs as plentiful as have this year's. Reported Chicago's Graduate Placement Bureau, 92% placed, average monthly salary $115. Yale: 45% placed, salary $120. Princeton, "anyone who wanted to land a job could do so." Harvard, "being hired 15% ahead of 1936." Columbia, "1937 will join 1936 and 1930 as peak years." Stanford, "50% increase in placements, salaries $105." U. S. Steel took 594 from 91 colleges, American Telephone & Telegraph 300, General Electric 700, Goodyear Tire and Firestone no each...
...with Cunningham and San Romani in the rear, refusing to be rushed. Lash was certain to be winded by the terrific pace. When Venzke dropped out, Lash faltered and Cunningham and San Romani swept into the final lap to pass him. Twenty yards from the finish, San Romani spurted ahead of Cunningham and Lash uncorked his galloping sprint. As far as the spectators could see, they split the tape neck and neck. Both were clocked by their individual timers at 4 min. 7.2 sec., half a second short of the world mark of Cunningham who finished a close third...
Seidman & Seidman's figures on comparative sales of different types of furniture showed that U. S. citizens were inclined to spend their first furniture money on upholstered chairs, studio couches, etc., putting makers of upholstered furniture in the black ink a year ahead of the industry as a whole. Their aggregate operating profit of 3.07% on sales in 1935 was more than doubled last year. Second best showing was made by manufacturers of novelty and specialty goods, who also made an operating profit, 2.15% in 1935, increased it to 4.86% in 1936. Laggards were the manufacturers of "case goods...