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Word: gainly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...history of Alaska," he said, "is a history of neglect as far as federal relations are concerned." Only by becoming a state, he argued, could Alaskans gain better transportation, better utilization of timber lands, funds for agricultural experiment, more schools and other practical foundations for a mature economy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TERRITORIES: 49th State? | 5/5/1947 | See Source »

Varsity golfers swept Amherst Saturday, 5 to 4, for their fourth straight win in an unbeaten season, as Bill Rickenbacker sank a 35-foot putt on the twenty-first hole of his four-ball "sudden death" match at Amherst, to gain the birdie four and a rained-drenched victory for the Crimson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Golfers Edge Amherst With 21st Hole Birdie | 5/5/1947 | See Source »

Armed with letters from her professors and deans, the Vassarite, who hails from Cambridge, reported to the Library two weeks ago to gain the use of the stacks and reading rooms to write her term papers. Facing her is enough work to give any English A student nightmares, with a 30 page history thesis, and ten and five page English themes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Vassar Girl, No Xenophobe, Chooses Widener Over Yale | 5/3/1947 | See Source »

...attempt to gain its first league victory, Harvard will start the same lineup that saw action last week against Dartmouth. At the same time the Freshmen will play Andover...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lacrosse Squad Seeks Initial Victory Today | 4/26/1947 | See Source »

Alan Barton '45 speaking for the amendment stressed that if all men joined SDA the HLU would gain "a prominent place in the student movement of the United States," and that Communists in a liberal organization "perverted it to their own ends...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HLU Votes Down Making Members Join Up with SDA | 4/25/1947 | See Source »

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