Word: bec
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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While she bustled about the kitchen, M. Paul Miville-Dechêne, the Quebec Liquor Commission's chief accountant (at about $5,000 a year), was looking forward to the midnight Mass. A reserve lieutenant colonel and commander of the Régiment de Quêbec, le père had proudly announced that this year they would go to the Citadel Chapel. He knew that at the fortress chapel the children would get a treat-the singing of Minuit, Chretiens, now seldom heard in French Canadian churches,* as well as a Gregorian chant by a soldiers...
Lack of experience proved to be the deciding factor as the Freshman lacrosse team went down to a surprisingly hard fought 9 to 7 defeat at the hands of the Boston Lacrosse Club "B" team Saturday afternoon. The Summary: HARVARD BEC Chamberlain, g. Harford, g. Forsyth, pt. Kirkpatrick, pt. McDonald, c.pt. Weaver, c.pt. Spence, ld. Edmunds, ld. Claflin, 2d. Pickson, 2d. Birdsall, c. Goff, c. Zeigler, 2a. Dobservale, 2a. Bezanson, 1a. Coffin, 1a. Davidson, o.h. Clurman, o.h. Aibel, i.h. Wilson...
Moscow leveled big verbal guns at Que bec, let go a warning salvo: Aug. 12- "The Soviet Government did not receive an invitation to be present at the [Quebec] meeting." Aug. 20 - The Quebec conference is "serving the interests of the Anglo-American forces," but does not "express the opinion of the entire Anglo-Soviet-American coalition...
...breezes." The Denver Convention & Visitors' Bureau: ". . . Thousands of young Americans training in and near Denver say they're coming back, when their job is done. . . ." "If," said the Mexican Tourist Association, "you plan to visit your boy in camp in the Southwest. . . ." La Province de Québec described its humming war plants, its R.C.A.F. training fields, shrugged: "Your French Canadian Vacation is waiting for you, now- or when Victory is won." The All-Year Club of Southern California frankly gave up, plugged war bonds, said, with a tear in its eye: ". . . After the war . . . Southern California...