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Word: floor (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...been stricken out by the House. Mr. Adams' efforts were reinforced by Ohio's tall, squinty Robert Alphonso Taft, the new Senator of noble name and nominal fame in current Presidential polls, who had chosen this subject for his maiden Senate speech. Mr. Taft's party floor leader, Oregon's McNary, asked a quorum call, to which 88 Senators responded. So the G. O. P.'s leading Senate freshman had a good audience as he began in a clear but colorless voice: "Mr. President, I understand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Grab Bag | 3/6/1939 | See Source »

...game that was the sloppiest seen on the New York floor this year, the Lions clung to third place in the League standings. The Blue and White had the fray their own way after the first five minutes, and Wes Fesler's men were never able to able to hold them...

Author: By Edwin P. Kaufman--sports editor and Columbia Spectator, (SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CRIMSON)S | Title: COLUMBIA OVERWHELMS CRIMSON BASKETBALLERS | 3/2/1939 | See Source »

...night Coach Mooney's boys flashed the best brand of shooting they have shown all year. During certain portions of the contest, they just couldn't miss from whatever angle they shot. The Feslermen will also be presenting a slightly different lineup tonight than the one which took the floor against the Lions before...

Author: By D. DONALD Peddle, | Title: HOOPMEN FACE LIONS IN NEW YORK TONIGHT WITH CHANGED LINEUP | 3/1/1939 | See Source »

Clippings and pictures of Orson Welles' "Five Kings", which opened in the Colonial Theatre last night, are specially featured in the Theatre Collection on the top floor or Widener Library...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Widener Opens Exhibits of Welles' Shakespearean Plays | 2/28/1939 | See Source »

WASHINGTON--Long-delayed isolationist attacks on President Roosevelt's foreign policy may begin tomorrow when the Military Expansion Bill, increasing Army Air Corps strength to 6000 planes reaches the Senate floor for debate...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: Over the Wire | 2/27/1939 | See Source »

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