Word: defendent
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Midlanders viewed him with distrust and in 1900 brought suit charging that the Dow plants depreciated property, filled the town with vile and injurious odors. But by then Dow Chemical had been formed to take over Midland Chemical and another company Dr. Dow had formed; was well able to defend itself. Since 1900, Midlanders have changed their attitude toward Dow Chemical Co. and the Dow family. The company's plant stretches over 250 acres, contains 310 buildings, 18 miles of standard gauge railway tracks. Every day it uses 1,000 tons of coal, 120,000,000 gallons of water. More...
From the standpoint of journalistic timeliness, the editors of The Harkness Hoot had the good fortune to defend elsewhere in their current issue the gubernatorial candidacy of Dr. Wilbur Lucius Cross, Dean Emeritus of the Yale Graduate School, now Governor-elect of Connecticut. And the announcement of a forthcoming appreciation of Author Sinclair Lewis, Yale 1907, coincided happily with last week's news that Author Lewis had won the Nobel Prize...
Strengthened by his enemies' foul play, but still doubtful of what lay in store, Stanley Baldwin went to Caxton Hall. The big Conservative meeting rose and cheered him while Baron Beaverbrook glowered. Attempting to defend Leader Baldwin, loyal Viscount Hailsham of Hailsham unwittingly disclosed the real temper of the conclave when, at the conclusion of his speech, he asked, indicating Mr. Baldwin, "Who is there to take his place...
...clear, however, that we are arming ourselves spiritually and materially in order to defend ourselves, not in order to attack. Fascist Italy will never take the initiative...
Andover scored early in the opening period when Upton tallied from scrimmage. During the first half, the school team used better teamwork, and kept the ball in Harvard's territory for the greater part of the time. After the intermission however, the Freshmen with the better goal to defend, exhibited an improved offense, and tied the score shortly before the end of the game when R. M. Gummere Jr. '34 tallied on a corner kick. Neither team could score in the overtime...