Word: gunning
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Eighth-you further state that "at Houston in 1928 Carter threatened to beat up Rev. J. Frank Norris, a Protestant preacher, who opposed the Presidential nomination of Catholic Al Smith. When Smith was nominated, Amon Carter's exuberance knew no bounds. In his exhilaration he shot his six-gun through the door of an elevator in the Rice Hotel." This entire statement is a pure fabrication, false, slanderous, libelous and vicious...
...rebels' dismay most of the Army and all the Navy stayed loyal to President Grau and Emperor Batista. Four field guns were unlimbered, trained on the fort. The first few shells were completely wild, either kicking up dirt harmlessly below the fort or shrieking off into Havana's residential district thousands of yards beyond with most embarrassing results. But soon they dropped shell after shell into the fort. With cannon, anti-aircraft and machine guns the rebels replied, scored their greatest success by smashing a field gun on Burro Hill, mile and a half away, with two shots...
...Havana Harbor Cuba's two cruisers Cuba and Patria, went into action hiding behind the Ward Liner Morro Castle for protection and popping shells over her smokestacks. Dozens of machine gun bullets splattered the liner's deck, but miraculously no one was hit, not even a porthole smashed...
...organized by her, scavenging was a jittery version of the old-fashioned treasure hunt. The contestants paired off in the East Foyer, received sealed envelopes listing bizarre objects which they were expected to fetch in an hour and one-half. At a gun's bark they bolted for the elevators and rushed out into the night to find the following items...
...touchdown this season, fought furiously against St. Mary's, but fury was not enough. Toward the end of the first period St. Mary's whirlwind Wilson, helped by George Canrinus, rammed the ball 65 yd. down the field to Fordham's 2-yd. line where the gun stopped it. On the first play of the second period Wilson broke off tackle for a touchdown. Fordham stiffened and in the second half passed and charged to St. Mary's 9-yd. line for a first down. But not even "Big Ed" Danowski could budge the Gaels...