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Word: crews (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Harvard Club of Boston dinner for the 1937 crew to be held at the Club House Friday evening, November 5, at 7.30 o'clock, the privileges will be extended to all members of the college and Faculty, it was announced last night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CLUB WILL FETE CREW | 11/1/1937 | See Source »

Seamen may strike when a ship is docked in a home port. Once the ship has sailed, to strike-or otherwise disobey captain's "lawful orders"-is mutiny. Well within their rights then were the 18 members of the tumultuous crew of the U. S. Government-owned Algic* when they "sat down" in Baltimore on the eve of sailing, lumber-laden, to South America last July. Their supplies on the dock rotted as they lounged on deck awaiting reply to an ultimatum which read...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SHIPPING: Mutiny on the Algic | 11/1/1937 | See Source »

...toddies and discontent'' for two years after Appomattox, blond 24-year-old Edward Cantrell, veteran of nine campaigns with the Army of the Potomac, lit out in 1867 to join the 29th Infantry at Fort Camden, Tex. He was not long in getting involved with a colorful crew of filibusterers. The first step was when he fell for a beautiful "rebel hellcat" named Brandon Hawkes who led him on only long enough to frame him for the murder of a carpetbagger. The real murderer was her cousin Ranee Hawkes, chief gunrunner and suitor for a rich, fabulous Texas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Blue-bellied Yank | 10/25/1937 | See Source »

Prospects are bright for as good a crew as last year's and possibly even better as Tom Bolles' varsity squad finishes the fourth week of fall rowing. There seem to be adequate replacements for the four oarsmen who graduated, and these who remain will have an additional year of the Washington technique under their belts...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Crew Prospects Bright After Bolles Concludes Month of Practice | 10/22/1937 | See Source »

Besides Eddie Bennett at cox, the crew lost Paul Austin at 7, Kernan at 4, Cutler at 2, and Haskins in the bow. This fall John Clark has been moved to 7 from his former port post, Bill Huenekins and Huzz Hovey are at 4 and 2, while Bill Dearborn has been holding down the lighthouse post...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Crew Prospects Bright After Bolles Concludes Month of Practice | 10/22/1937 | See Source »

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