Word: dad
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...generally known as Joe, only youngster at the White House Christmas was pert, black-eyed Diana Hopkins, 8, daughter of Presidential Friend Harry L. Hopkins. Besides helping Mrs. Roosevelt by arranging the White House creche, Diana rollicked off to the executive offices, had her picture snapped with her dad and the Hopkins family's 1940 Christmas slogan...
Purdue is probably the weakest opponent on Minnesota's schedule. Hence, a Dad's Day crowd of 30,000, huddled in Minnesota's Memorial Stadium last week, were scarcely surprised when Bernie Bierman's titans ran roughshod over Purdue. The bewildered Boilermakers managed to score a touchdown on a series of forward passes, but six points were nowhere near enough. Minnesota, rolling up 327 yards on power plays, plunged over Purdue's goal line four times, kicked two field goals, chalked up their seventh straight...
...Orange, N. J., a twelve-year-old boy scanned a list of draft numbers in the city hall. "Looking for your dad's number, sonny?" beamed the mayor. "Naw!" said the small fry, "my teacher's. I sure hope he goes...
...semi-scientific basis. Scouring the earth's surface with geologists and expensively equipped seismographic crews, they played no hunches, never drilled until they found indication of oil-bearing structure. These methods have vastly lowered the percentage of dry wells drilled. But many an important field (like "Dad" Joiner's huge East Texas discovery in 1930) is still brought in by wildcatters...
...Then Buck Newsom pitched again. While his teammates routed four Red pitchers, Big Buck allowed only three hits, shut out Cincinnati, 8-to-0. In the locker room after the game, Old Bo-Bo's stiff upper lip let go. "I pitched that game for my dad," he blubbered...