Word: bettered
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...fighting as far as possible from U. S. shores. With their relatively short ranges (600-1,000 miles)," mosquitoes would be useful mainly in and around U. S. bays and harbors. If enemy ships ever got that close to the U. S., said Bill Leahy, the country would do better to call on its God than on a bunch of putt-putts...
...Taft this week received the Montclair-Yale Bowl-trophy awarded annually to the graduate who has "made his Y in life"-to the dopesters of the 1940 finish, the Tortoise's chances seemed better than the Hare...
...history of the U. S., his personality and his political philosophy buried under a mass of invective that had held him personally responsible for the Great Depression. Last week the cycle closed: on the stage of history was a conflict and a need that none better than he understood...
Many bands either drag when they try it, or think that the nervous excitement resulting from the "stiff" drive style is better. Goodman used to think so, and things like "Sing, Sing, Sing" resulted. But people soon tire of the constant pound of the style and grow sick of the dearth of ideas in the music. So Goodman is trying to shift his band to the other style. Whether he will succeed is a moot question...
Prospects for an individual victory or two, far less an upset team victory for the Varsity, seem slight against this starry aggregation, but Coach Branaby accords his five a better chance than expected. Graduation robbed him of four of his top six performers of a year ago, but the ranking players are developing so rapidly that he gives them a chance. to extend their favored rivals tomorrow. The Barhabymen started slowly in the tough league competition but in their last two starts have registered 4 to 1 wins over the Newton Y. M. C. A. and the Newton Tennis...