Word: forwarder
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...municipal court, as Kennelly was busy taking bows. "You can thank the party. I gave you 20,000 votes this afternoon in the 29th Ward. The West Side did it, Mr. Mayor. . . Where's Arvey?" Bald little Jake Arvey, until recently boss of the Cook County machine, pushed forward. Cried Horan: "Here's the greatest little Democrat in Chicago...
...them is unclear. Like their male counterparts, many Smith girls have only fuzzy notions about what they expect to do once they get their degrees. Rarely do they want a career, in a sense that a feminist of the twenties insisted upon a career. Often what they look forward to is a job which can serve as a worthwhile way to spend time between marriage and graduation, and then, preferably, between marriage and children. The mating-instinct, as one magazine writer noted, is strong; marriage is the number one topic of over-coffee conversation. But not for all of them...
...went on to point out that the provisions of the bill were already covered by existing laws. A representative leaned forward: "Ah, then you say there is duplicity." There was a pause. The representative repeated, "Duplicity, duplication of existing legislation," and the young man nodded hesitantly...
Rowing enthusiasts who watched closely also raised eyebrows when the Cambridge coxswain, John S. K. Hinde, started his boat with the command, "Forward all . . . paddle." American coxswains yell, "Ready...
...Zoology Professor H. W. Lissmann of Cambridge, England, a friend in West Africa sent a small, odd fish with the impressive name Gymnarchus niloticus. It swam forward and backward with equal facility, and it carried a mysterious object m its fingerlike tail. Professor Lissmann put the fish in an aquarium, and admired its skill in avoiding obstacles even when swimming backward. The fish's strange tail, he thought, seemed to be acting like a natural radar...