Word: contests
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...human and to me a recent error is most embarrassing. On p. 24 in TIME, Jan. 21 I quote from the article captioned, "Beautiful Boxes"-"Before the contest Mr. Britt's mailbox was propped on a fence rail between tin signs advertising Coca-Cola and a tonic known as DR. PEPPER ('Good for Life...
...Resolved: That the several states should pass legislation for the socialization of medicine" is the issue over which the Dartmouth event will be waged on February 14, as the Crimson speakers champion the affirmative. Station WNAC has made its facilities available for the broadcasting of this contest...
...basis of general tryouts to be held in the offices of the Council, 1286 Massachusetts Avenue, on Thursday, at four o'clock, teams will be chosen for all debates of this spring with the exception of the HYP triangular contest. Candidates, who need have no previous experience, will each deliver a three-minute speech on either side of any one of the the three questions...
Sugar Bowl At New Orleans, a huge sugar bowl containing two little girls dressed in the colors of Temple and Tulane, was dragged onto the field to be greeted by a Father New Orleans in cavalier's costume. Neatest play of an exciting, well-played contest came in the second quarter when Tulane's Quarterback Mc-Daniel caught a Temple kickoff, ran to the right to draw tacklers, then threw a lateral pass to his teammate Monk Simons who scampered 75 yd. for a touchdown. Two more Tulane touchdowns in the last half outweighed Temple's early...
Peacock-proud, North Western splashed big advertisements in Chicago and Manhattan newspapers, plugged The 400 over the radio, announced a forthcoming $1,000 prize contest. To make The 400 possible it had spent $100,000, a year of research and preparation. The roadbed had been reballasted, curves "super-elevated." Boiler pressure on the locomotive was stepped up, traction increased, oil substituted for coal to eliminate fuel stops. The 400 hit 91 on its maiden trip last week, clipped off 81 mi. in 67 min., zipped through a ceremonial tape at 85, snorted into St. Paul 2 hr. 52 min. under...