Word: drew
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...still so shy that she had no friends except animals. Her only excursions were to museums, where she drew fossils and costumes. At home, in the nursery where she still lived, she grew adept at depicting her animal friends in the settings she most missed. Rabbits, ducks, frogs, cats she dressed, on paper, in the human garments best suited to their natures, settled them in parlors of her favorite north-country homesteads...
When the little girl was 35, she had the audacious idea of sending an illustrated story about a rabbit to a publisher. Six publishers promptly rejected it. With a second streak of audacity, Beatrix drew out her small savings and had The Tale of Peter Rabbit printed at her own expense. Then she resubmitted it to the firm of Warne & Co.; who, this time, accepted it. "I have not spoken to Mr. Potter," wrote Beatrix timidly to her publisher, "but I think, Sir, it would be well to explain the agreement clearly, because he is a little formal, having been...
...definite changes have been announced in the Crimson lineup as yet, although it seems likely that Farrell and Bill Jackson, whose passes and running also drew Harlow's praise, will see considerable action at the tailback post, along with Cleo. Frank Miklos will spell Henry Goethals at quarterback, a spot the dark-haired senior has occupied in monopolistic style for the past two games...
Sumner H. Slichter, Lamont University Professor and a prime mover in the Committee for Economic Development, drew an analogy between the Democratic success in 1932 and the GOP sweep on Tuesday. "Every party has its blind spots," he explained. "One of the things which contributed most to the rejection of Hoover in 1933 was that he couldn't visualize adequately the problems of the unemployed and was very slow in getting the Government to help with relief. Now the Democrats have been in office long enough to get into some ruts--to develop some blind spots. One big blind spot...
Fine Points. In Washington, Motorist William H. Burton committed 34 traffic offenses in ten minutes, got fined $1,375, drew a 495-day jail sentence when he could...