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Word: feste (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Three pitchers and eight runs weren't quite enough for the Crimson to win Wednesday afternoon at Soldiers Field as an all-star service team made up of Army men from forts in the Boston Harbor Defense Area edged the Stahlmen in a slug-fest by a 9-8 score. It was the second loss in as many games for the team, bringing their record for the summer season to three wins and five losses...

Author: By Mitchell I. Goodman, | Title: Army Team Edges Crimson Nine in Seesaw, 9-8 Game | 7/31/1942 | See Source »

...couldn't quite see all of Martinelli as he was engaged in his gab-fest with the high muckymuck, so I looked around for a more satisfactory vantage point. Besides, I hate standing up. I finally saw a little nook half-hidden almong some pieces of scenery, and I figured I could sit in it and see the whole opera. I maneuvered myself through the throng and crawled into the opening that led into my secluded box seat. Just as I put my foot down on the last step the lights flared up on the stage and I heard...

Author: By John C. Robbins, | Title: Local Opera Super's Fancy Footwork Produces Startling Lighting Effects | 4/13/1942 | See Source »

...Best Dartmouth" rally, Harvard's second big cheer-fest of the season, will take place in the Indoor Athletic Building at 7:15 o'clock today, with more than 300 Freshman already pledged to attend on a petition circulated by several Yardlings last night. A brief program of speeches, songs, and yells had been planned, lasting about 25 minutes all told...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '44, Girls to Boost Crowd at Pep Rally | 10/25/1940 | See Source »

...roll call, the men clean the camp, prepare their own and officers' food. During the day they swim, play games, get brown under the Canadian sun and fat on Canadian milk & butter. At night a Nazi colonel, the highest-ranking officer, leads them in a German song fest. Except for 75 Canadian guards, the Germans might be on vacation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CANADA: Fun on the Road | 9/2/1940 | See Source »

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