Word: firms
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...looked thin, drawn, old. He blew his nose frequently, once shot a reassuring smile at Dr. Milani who stood nearby, looking nervous. After Mass, Pius XI was carried to the balcony below which, in St. Peter's Square, were jammed 150,000 people. Upon these, in a firm voice which was broadcast to the world, the Pope bestowed a Latin benediction, an apostolic blessing, in which he said to his people: "I thank you for the sustaining strength of your prayers during my long illness." Then he returned to his apartments, accepted a restorative cordial from Dr. Milani...
...centenary as an educational development, the municipal university has yet to take firm root in the U. S. Of the nine such universities extant, four were private schools taken over when they succumbed to financial difficulties. The Col lege of Charleston (S. C.), founded in 1770 and under city control since 1837, is in point of age Louisville's chief rival. The University of Akron (1913) was once a Universalist college. The Municipal Uni versity of Omaha (1931) was founded as a non-sectarian institution by Rev. Daniel Jenkins, a Presbyterian minister, for Omahans who did not want...
...straight foot-forward position, is not the work of the backward leg, but makes the transference of the weight the task of the front leg. The forepart or ball, of the forward foot (heel raised) must be implanted upon the floor, and must 'grip' the floor so firmly that the forward leg is able, by means of this firm 'grip,' to draw the trunk forward by gradual pulls exerted successively by the muscles of the lower leg, thigh and buttocks...
...open market level but actually bought some bankers' ½ bills, for the first time in more than two years, thus flashing its clear distaste for the strength of the money market. When it increased bank reserve requirements last January, the Federal Reserve expected short-term interest rates to firm a little, its chief interest being long-term rates, which it wants to keep low. So far both types of money have tended to harden together...
...Last week in New York, which was obviously the place most concerned about Ireland's Sweepstakes and England's horse race, the doings of Sweepstakes winners were recorded by the press with diligence and gusto, as were the doings of British Sidney Freeman of the London bookmakers firm of Douglas Stuart, Ltd. ("Duggie"), who visits the U. S. three times a year, achieves a neat profit for his firm by buying an interest in potentially valuable sweepstakes tickets before the race...