Word: elbowed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Time was when a small American who got vaccinated and looked both ways before crossing streets had a reasonable chance of outliving his boyhood. But a new complication to survival has been added. One recent treatise on the subject seriously inquired: "Can Junior fall instantly, face down, elbow out, forehead on elbow, eyes shut? Have him try it tonight as he gets into bed." Junior could probably do the trick all right. A little practice and an understanding of the situation might save the life of a small boy born into the Atomic Age. The treatise-explained how: "Junior will...
When baseball's mightiest hitter, Ted Williams, shattered an elbow in the July All-Star game, the Boston Red Sox went on a glum search for a substitute leftfielder. The first man they tried, utility Outfielder Clyde Vollmer, was far from Ted's class. As the hard baseball saying goes, he couldn't even carry Williams' glove. Then scrawny (148 Ibs., 5 ft. 11 in.) Billy Goodman got a chance. It turned out that Billy could not only carry the Williams glove, he was pretty handy at hefting Williams' bat. This week, Billy Goodman...
...were no unfavorable reactions, they argued, it must be because the penicillin was immediately flushed out of the mouth-in which case it would have little or no effect on tooth decay, either. There was still a lot to be said for a tooth cleanser consisting of nine parts elbow grease and one part water...
Since July 12, the Red Sox have been minus Ted Williams, out with an elbow injury. One day last week, Ted rapped a practice ball over the fence at Fenway Park. Said he: "It felt wonderful." But it would probably take more than the return of Ted Williams to catch the Tigers...
...Christianity (Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Armenian Orthodox, Syrian Orthodox, Coptic and Abyssinian) constantly interfere with each other's services and worshipers. Under Msgr. Gustav Testa, Apostolic Delegate in the Holy Land, the Roman Catholics have been working since 1939 on these plans for a basilica with beauty and elbow room...