Word: bulled
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Named for Major Chatham Roberdeau Wheat, who. after a rousing military career in various Latin American and Italian wars, returned home at the outbreak of the Civil War, recruited a 5OO-man cavalry battalion called the "Louisiana Tigers," which made a brilliant showing from the first Battle of Bull Run until Wheat's death at the battle of Gaines's Mill in 1862. He fell with a bullet through his head, crying: "Bury me on the field, boys...
...progeny have been racing for only three full seasons, but they already include such notable stakes-winners as Native Dancer and Tahitian King. Currently at stud in Kentucky, and booked to 38 mares this year, Polynesian looked like a real bargain. Last year he ranked second only to Bull Lea* as a sire of moneywinners, and his stud fees have steadily risen from $1,500 to $5,000 for a live foal. Averaging 20 foals a year for the next ten years, his expectancy, Polynesian can be expected to return $1,000,000 on the syndicate's investment...
After rising almost steadily for four weeks, the stock market last week broke through the postwar bull-market high. The Dow-Jones industrials average hit 294.03 highest point since April 17, 1930. Railroad stocks, along with oils, were among the leaders. Even motors, long the ugly ducklings of the list, were beginning to show a few swanlike pin feathers...
Tennessee's ex-Governor Gordon Browning, defeated by Frank Clement in 1952, published a 2,200-word excoriation of the Clement administration, reporting: "People in vast numbers are restless to know who will challenge the present state administration, and are demanding to be told." To relieve the suspense, bull-necked Gordon Browning decided to provide the answer: "Aiming at putting an end to this tragic farce,[the people] have turned to me with proper petition to offer myself as a candidate for governor...
Harry Sacks led the scoring with 15 points on five field, goals and five fouls. Bull Dennis, Blodnick, and Condon each had eight points. Tony Mahar, the Jeffs' captain, was high for the losers with 14 points. Hawkins had ten points...