Word: fall
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Last fall it would have been a dream team. For his College All-Star squad, Notre Dame's Coach Frank Leahy had lined up such 1947 gridiron greats as Michigan's Bob Chappuis, Notre Dame's Johnny Lujack and Mississippi's Chuck Conerly. In Chicago last week, before a crowd of 101,220, the collegians (most of whom would shortly be pros) kicked off against the Chicago Cardinals, 1947 pro champions of the National Football League...
...years, Mother Agatha has let her blessings fall on thousands all over the U.S. For most of them it has been a rare experience, for the skins of Mother Agatha's children are red or black. The university she runs is the only Catholic university for Negroes in the U.S. She is also director of 75 grammar and high schools-all for Negroes or Indians...
...This fall Manhattan's R. H. Macy & Co. joins the animal fanciers with an owl whose, chest lights up with a big "6" (6% saving for cash). To dramatize various features of their service, New York's Chevrolet dealers plan to hire six dwarfs. Fitted with plastic masks and dressed as garage repairmen, the dwarfs will be addressed as Howdy, Quickie, Tidy, Thrifty, Brainy and Brawny...
...week's end, it seemed certain that the Met would open this fall, though a little late. But if the crisis was about over, a few questions were still unanswered. What kind of opera was it going to be? Did the board realize that opera fans had given it no vote of confidence for the handling of its affairs? What was the board going to do to improve the quality of Met productions...
...pinch was that the directors had no better idea to offer. They had tried to raise $75,000, and fallen $50,000 short of their goal. So far all they have planned for fall is a series of three pops concerts, with guest conductors like Ferde Grofe and Morton Gould, and three children's concerts. Admitted one director: "We have been guilty of not really analyzing the musical needs of Seattle...