Word: contender
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...second greatest worry in Sonja Henie's life, according to other people is her unmarried state. Her friends contend that her most publicized "romance," with Tyrone Power, was just that. Her less publicized friendship for Jeff Dickson* ended when she left Europe for the U. S. in 1936. She gave him back his jewelry. Her parents regarded with approval middle-aged Clifford Jeapes (pronounced Geeps), British cinemagnate who gave Sonja her first (unsuccessful) screen test. Romantic friends incline to the belief that the only man Sonja Henie has ever really been interested in was Jack Dunn, the handsome...
Incidentally, Investigator Richardson eventually finds he has to contend with a radio ray that disables airplane ignition systems in flight. More plausible than most cineminventions, such a ray was reported worked three years ago by Marconi at distances up to 25 feet. Another such, rigged up by a radio ham in Wisconsin, was last year reported gobbled up by the U. S. War Department...
...publicly claimed that Germany lacks artillery, most professionals believe that the Nazis, who started from scratch in 1933, have an edge in modern guns, superior to hoary French models. The Germans use a new 105 mm. howitzer while the French rock along with antiquated Seventy-fives. Some professionals also contend that French rifles are out-of-date, "tall as the Eiffel Tower," hence difficult to conceal, whereas the Germans use a short carbine that snuggles neatly into shallow trenches and shell holes; that German anti-aircraft equipment is excellent, while the British, who need it more, are just beginning...
...announcement of the British plan has evoked a roar of indignation from Jews throughout the world. They contend that the Balfour Declaration of 1917 guarantees them a "home" in Palestine. Undoubtedly this claim is justified. But a "home" is not synonymous with a Jewish National State. It should be remembered too that the Versailles Conference gave the Arabs control of this territory, subject to a British mandate...
Walter Hastings residents contend that any laxity in enforcing the 7 o'clock feminine curfew in the past was net so much due to deliberate winking on the part of the authorities, as to the absence of anyone to enforce the rule...