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Word: holde (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...sheriff's investigation revealed a medieval oligarchy in northern Arkansas. Two intermarrying, farm-owning clans on Dry and Cagin Creeks hold baronial sway over their hilly domain. With hickory whips and squirrel rifles they drive indigent, illiterate citizens to farm work at serf's wages. Claiming seigniorial "first right" to all women of the community, the clansmen had exerted their claim on the Ruminer girl, killed Franklin for defying them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE STATES: Ozark Oligarchy | 12/9/1929 | See Source »

...place of importance in the minds of Dramatic Club officials. No pains will be spared in achieving as perfect a performance as possible of the annual miracle play. In order to furnish an appropriately finished musical background for the miracle play the Dramatic Club announces that it will hold trials, today, in Holden Chapel, for singers who wish to participate...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "HESSIAN PLAY" CALLS FORTH STUDENT MUSICAL TALENT | 12/7/1929 | See Source »

...hoped that the American Bar Association will hold some of its sessions at the Harvard Law School in the fall, bringing with it, as guests of the Commonwealth, representatives of the Bar Associations of Great Britain, Canada, and, it is hoped of France...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD TO TAKE IMPORTANT PART IN TERCENTENARY | 12/5/1929 | See Source »

...against the Blue. A complete survey of Horween's record since 1926 reveals 17 victories, 13 defeats and two ties; Harvard has scored 508 points to its opponents 322. The new regime started inauspiciously with only three victories out of eight starts. In 1927 the new ideas had taken hold as was shown by the record of four victories; 1928 saw the Crimson score five triumphs and one tie, while it suffered only two defeats. The same record was turned in this fall, but Harvard's schedule was one of the toughest in years. The same major opponents will...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 12/3/1929 | See Source »

...Saturday, but it had nothing on the Boston College-Holy Cross affair played the day before yesterday in Fenway Park, the regular domicile of the tail-end Red Sox. There was a freezing blast sweeping the length of the gridiron which made it extremely difficult for the players to hold on to the ball and for the spectators to convince themselves that they really gave a hoot who won the game. The specs got pretty badly fooled by the weather conditions, good seats in the middle of the field being easily obtainable in pairs at prices well under...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 12/2/1929 | See Source »

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