Word: crosse
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Personally, said an elegant young London editor last week, "we feel that the greatest possible service to world peace would be the exporting to the Soviet Union of large quantities of American drape shapes, with a stock of the strange ties from Charing Cross Road. Once Russia saw its population trotting about in these ridiculous costumes, its sense of humor would be restored, and the sartorially resplendent nations of East & West would stroll hand in hand into the garmental adventure of the future...
Although she was but 45 years old, Nukashook had about reached the end of her days. In the tiny village of Eelounaling on Boothia Peninsula, one of Canada's northernmost Eskimo settlements, children regarded her as a cross and ugly old hag. The "spitting sickness" (tuberculosis) had long plagued her and her teeth were gone. One day last summer, while she lay coughing in her tepee, Nukashook called to Eeriykoot, her 21-year-old son. "I am suffering too much," she said. "Put up the rope so I may kill myself...
...With his curve snapping and his control excellent, Newcombe shut out the St. Louis Cardinals (6-0), the Pittsburgh Pirates (9-0), then the New York Giants (8-0). He went one more inning against the Boston Braves-for 31 scoreless innings in all-before he let a run cross the plate. At week's end, the New York Giants managed to shell him out of the box, but it was the first time in his last seven starts. His record: w. 15, l. 6. Although everybody has tremendous respect for his curve and control, the secret of Newcombe...
...alert Taft machine got an early jump in a fast political maneuver. Ohio ballots now list candidates under the party label so that voters can vote a straight ticket by making one cross at the top of the ballot. Taft people saw the hazard in this for their candidate. The Democratic ticket would be headed by popular, thin-skinned and independent Frank John Lausche, who probably would be running for re-election as governor. Lausche's name was enough to pull thousands of straight party votes so that any Tom, Dick or Joe, running as a Democratic candidate...
...pagan cemetery near by. Pious legend tells how Constantine, who built the first basilica over St. Peter's tomb (begun 323 A.D.), had Peter's remains embedded in 40 tons of molten bronze overlaid with 30 pounds of pure gold in the shape of a cross. But the tomb of St. Peter, presumably filled with earth to protect it from invading barbarians, has never been found. Some Protestant scholars have argued that Peter was never in Rome at all. In 1937, when he was Papal Secretary of State, Pius XII became interested in the ancient tombs uncovered...