Word: anchors
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Just before the heavy weather of the post-War depression, Drugman Queeny put out a sea anchor in Britain by buying a half interest in a Welsh concern making phenol (pure carbolic acid). In 1929 Monsanto absorbed Rubber Service Laboratories with a plant in Nitro, W. Va. for producing chemicals used in rubber processing. Same year Monsanto acquired the Buffalo, N. Y. plant of Mathieson Alkali Works and Merrimac Chemical Co. at Everett, Mass., oldest and largest New England manufacturer of heavy chemicals for the textile, paper and tanning industries. Monsanto has lost money in only three years since...
Their lead-off man (H. V. Reeves) jumped into the lead at the start of the 440-yd. race. Passing the baton with precision, No. 2 (Beverly Rockhold) and No. 3 (Charles Gruneisen) held the lead. At the final touch-off Texas' anchor-man (Harvey Wallender) had a five-yard start over Temple's Eulace Peacock. Fifteen yards from the finish Negro Peacock suddenly leaped into the air, broke his stride, hopscotched over the line in agony with a pulled muscle. But the Texans deserved their victory. Time was 0:41.1, a half-second better than the meet...
...anchor man will be Milt Green, who will probably be pitted against Jesse Owens, colored flash from Ohio State. His college will form the most serious competition for the Harvard team. Another strong contender will be Cornell...
Both ships spending day at anchor near Cat Island and fifty miles from San Salvador, the landfall of Columbus. Fished this morning, catching enough for slipper. Proceeding tonight to Great Inagua Island. Rendezvous there tomorrow morning with Potomac. All well...
...mile relay, however, it is the Cornell runners who are picked to flash across the line before the Crimson quartet composed of John Dorman, running anchor, Frank Leary, a member of the Freshman team last year, Dick Brayton, who is shaping up very well this year, and Charlie Cretzmeyer...