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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Contained in the collection are nine contemporary manuscripts and sixty-four books published in the half century following the great naval attack of King Philip II of Spain, on Queen Elizabeth's England, and its repulse by the British naval forces under Lord Howard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Library Receives Valuable Gift From Thomas W. Lamont '92 | 10/6/1939 | See Source »

...Aerial attack is less dangerous and treacherous than ground plays, in the opinion of L. R. "Dutch" Meyer, coach of the undefeated 1938 football team at Texas Christian University...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Texas Coach Says Aerial Football Most Effective | 10/5/1939 | See Source »

Meyer claims that a team must have a well-rounded offense to be successful. Teams must have effective ground attack to complement the air offense, according to the "Dutch...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Texas Coach Says Aerial Football Most Effective | 10/5/1939 | See Source »

...present the first backfield is largely an unknown quantity, lacking both experience and the climax runner who is a prime essential to Greasy Neale's plan of attack. Running and passing will be divided between Hovey Seymour and Fred Burr. Seymour was the captain and standout player of last year's unusually inferior Freshman team. He has both power and speed, but whether he has the deceptive change of pace of a first class ball-carrier remains to be seen, Burr is a letterman, passes and runs well, but never really got under way last fall...

Author: By William D. Hart jr., | Title: Ducky Pond's Team of Bull Dogs Rated As Minus Quantity at Start of Season | 10/4/1939 | See Source »

Died. Carl ("Uncle Carl") Laemmle Sr., 72, tiny cinemaster, pioneer producer of the first full-length photoplay, Traffic In Souls (1912), the first $1,000,000 picture, Foolish Wives (1922), originator of the publicity-bountiful scheme of calling popular actors "stars"; of a heart attack; in Hollywood, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Oct. 2, 1939 | 10/2/1939 | See Source »

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