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Word: gracing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Jamaica, L. I., Pompoon finished a miserable fifth in the Wood Memorial, causing his odds to jump to 10-to-1. Meanwhile at Louisville, Reaping Reward encouraged his admirers by working 1¼miles in the worthy time of 1:55, and War Admiral arrived from Havre de Grace where he had won the Chesapeake Stakes last fortnight. On the strength of this impressive victory War Admiral was the No. 1 favorite last week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: 63rd Derby | 5/10/1937 | See Source »

Honorable Mention in the contest went to Frederick E. Pamp '39 who wrote his essay on John Bunyan's "Grace Abounding," and also to James P. O'Donnell '39, for a paper titled "Dichtung und Waharheit in Shakespere's Sonnets...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Chapman Wins $50 Prize In '39 Tutorial Essay Contest | 5/10/1937 | See Source »

...comedy by the best comic writer, for the screen or otherwise, whom the U. S. has yet produced. Directed by William Keighley, acted by Warner Brothers' most high-powered cast since Midsummer Night's Dream, staged by Robert Lord and scored by Erich Korngold, it should amply grace next fortnight's Coronation. It should also grace, if not climax, the careers of two amiable young actors from Peoria, Ill. who, among Hollywood's currently swollen quota of remarkable children, are perhaps the most remarkable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Mauch Twins & Mark Twain | 5/3/1937 | See Source »

...largest ancient Greek Theatres where Pindar read his poetry, Aeschylus gave the first performance of one of his plays and Plato mused and looked at the sea. And wasn't Archimedes a son of Syracuse? And didn't Simonides and Epichamos and Bacchylides grace the city with their presence...

Author: By Christopher Janus, | Title: The Oxford Letter | 5/1/1937 | See Source »

...Schwab laughed. But loyal President Eugene Grace grew white as chalk. Eyes flashing, fist clenched, he said quietly: "Mr. Schwab has not outlived his usefulness to this corporation. His retirement would be a grave mistake." He stalked menacingly toward Stockholders Gilbert & Coshland, was restrained from snoot-punching by fellow officials...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Personnel: Apr. 26, 1937 | 4/26/1937 | See Source »

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