Word: cupped
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...hard red wheat as the best shown by U.S. and Canadian farmers. Its kernels were tops in size, weight, uniformity and freedom from disease. At 66.5 Ibs. to the bushel the wheat was close to the alltime record of 67.7. For her wheat, Amy Kelsey got a loving cup, a small cash reward and a title: Wheat Queen of North America. She was the first woman to beat the men in 22 expositions, but that did not surprise her. Said she: "What...
...Class A. Mar. Sat. 1 U,,S.E.A.S.A. Cross Country and Jump for all teams. Sun. 2 Hochgeberge Downhill and Slalom for Class B; Redbird's Slalom for Class A. Sat. 8 Harvard Downhill and Slalom for Class A. Sun. 9 A.M.C. Downhill for Class B. Sat. 15 Webber Cup for all teams--two days. Sun. 23 Schussverein Downhill for all teams Sun. 30 Drifter's Downhill for all teams. Jayvee Basketball Dec. Thurs. 12 Boston Coast Guard Station Sat. 14 *Brown Freshmen Wed. 18 *Gordon College Thurs. 19 Harvard Freshmen Jan. Thurs. 9 Boston Coast Guard Station. Sat. 11 Newman...
Picketing in near-zero temperatures, the teachers were warmed by parkas, winter coats, ski pants and the comforting thought that most St. Paul citizens sympathized with them. Governor Edward Thye had said that teachers' salaries were too low. Parents living near the schools invited pickets in for a cup of coffee to take the chill away. Some students turned out to cheer the strikers on. Of course nobody tried to crash the picket line...
...most husbands do at least once, Malcolm Whitman, textile man, onetime U.S. singles tennis champion and Davis Cup player, came home one night wearing a silly grin and an expensive tie. His wife thought the tie was awful. She said she could make a better tie herself,† Dared by her husband, she did-and he was proud to wear it. Friends wanted to buy ties like it; Manhattan's Abercrombie & Fitch asked Mrs. Lucilla Mara Whitman to design ties for their customers...
During the Christmas vacation the team will swing into Ivy League competition with a round robin tournament against Yale, Princeton and Dartmouth. Harvard, leading with fourteen victories in the past twenty-one contests, will seek to capture the championship cup for the fourth consecutive year...