Word: drew
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...counsel of her grandfather: Buy, never sell. A more important reason, to her, was that the Tobeys might have a yard to play in. She died two years ago (TIME, March 23. 1931), leaving a $40,000,000 estate to be wrangled over in the courts. Last week Drew Theological Seminary, to which Ella Wendel willed the house & lot, prepared to take possession. The Wendel executors decided that Ella Wendel's ghost would not be offended if Tobey's days, numbered in any case, were painlessly terminated...
Again Washington made a valiant last stand. With two out. Manager Cronin singled, went to second when Schulte drew a base on balls. Kuhel stepped to bat. A single would tie the score again. A stiffer blow could win the game. Manager Bill Terry walked over to "Pop" Luque with a worried frown. Luque scarcely noticed him. "I get heem," he promised, and turned toward the batter. Plump!- Strike one. Plump!-Strike two. Plump...
...overseas cap to show his membership in the organization, he stepped up amid a cyclone of cheers to the same Stadium rostrum where 15 months prior he had accepted the Presidential nomination. His easy manner, his smiling charm softened his sternest critic in an audience of 30,000. He drew loud laughter when he interjected: "My, you're a young looking bunch.'' National credit based on national unity was the theme of his speech. In defense of his pension cuts he declared...
...President's signature still wet on the Act, union leaders leaped into action. Among the first was United Miner Lewis. U. M. W. sound trucks invaded such battle-scarred coal fields as West Virginia's Mingo and Logan Counties, Kentucky's Harlan County. Free beer drew large crowds. Mine bosses looked on aghast as U. M. W. spellbinders told diggers of their NRA rights, shouted: "The President wants you to unionize. It is unpatriotic to refuse to unionize. Here is your union. Never mind about the dues now. Just join up!" And join up the miners...
...Track (near Salem, N. H.) the urchin who was riding Quick Step scarcely heard the crowd at the rail yelling, "Come on, Westrope." Jockey Westrope paid more attention to the pounding of hoofs coming up closer and closer behind him, made by Bun D, with Jockey Porter up. He drew his whip, leaned forward in his stirrup, almost lifted Quick Step across the finish line-still ahead by barely a nose. It was the second race that Jockey Westrope had won that afternoon. It brought his record for the year to 226 winners out of 890 mounts, far ahead...