Word: handly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...above mentioned gridiron mentors left for Philadelphia Wednesday night to watch the Cornell-Pennsylvania Turkey Day classic because next year George Munger's Quakers appear on the Harvard schedule. The four coaches will also be on hand Saturday in Philadelphia to witness the annual Army-Navy clash to get another look at the Cadets in preparation for next fall's contest. They will return to Cambridge Sunday...
...question of whether high marks do not entail a sacrifice of extracurricular activities is left unsolved by the records of the 23 hand-picked "Conant men" who made honors last year. Nine of them took no part in any organized activity outside the classroom, but others made a good record. Seven were drawn into musical activities, and five became debaters. The HSU drew three...
Reason: Although some hand-propelling method was ordered installed on all 60-passenger U. S. lifeboats except motor boats after the yeoman rescue work performed by the Monarch of Bermuda at the Morro Castle disaster in 1934, the Fleming boats until recently had not been approved because they have aluminum alloy non-sinkable bulkheads instead of steel. This year they were approved for installation on three liners being built for the Government-owned Panama Line...
...made Gene Krupa sit up, footwork (zapateado) that would have made Bill Robinson's eyes pop. Though Dancer Argentinita is known to be an ardent Spanish Loyalist, Manhattan's Spaniards called an armistice for an evening. Both Leftists and Rightists turned out to give her a big hand...
...waiter named Gustl "suffered from a mild nervous disorder," which consisted of brushing the back of his hand (become as sensitive as fingertips) against the hips of women guests. Gustl particularly loved Jewish weddings, "there was such wonderful material for his hobby," so Ludwig, who by then had risen to assistant banquet manager, always gave him "stations with round women, and it was charming to see how he could not do enough for them...