Word: holder
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...biting on the ear pieces of eyeglasses, biting paperclips, pencils, fountain pens; Occupational habits: thread-biting in sewing, pin-&-needle habit (dressmakers), holding nails in teeth, biting the tips of cigars, clarinet and tuba playing, holding cord between teeth; Miscellaneous habits which mark teeth characteristically include: pipe smoking, using.cigaret holder, chewing cigars, opening tops of bottles with teeth, cracking nuts, chewing bones (Dr. Ryan fondly gnaws the meat out of lobster shells), mouth breathing, thumb sucking, orange sucking...
...Preston) in the White House. Grover got his start in politics when he was 30 by working for the election of John F. ("Red Mike") Hylan, Tammany's candidate to succeed the previous Fusion mayor, John Purroy Mitchell. Soon Whalen blossomed out as commissioner of plant & structures and holder of various other city offices. The one which made his reputation was secretary of Mayor Hylan's committee to welcome home coming troops after the War. He soon became the city's official welcomer. For years no notable arrived in New York harbor-not Lindbergh, not Admiral Byrd...
...Holder of the major-league batting record (.424 in 1924), the National League's leading hitter six years in a row (1920 through 1925), a star player since 1916, Hornsby has played on five major-league teams and managed four (St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Browns) in the past eleven years. Cardinals Owner Sam Breadon used to say that listening to him was like "having a rock crusher emptied over your head...
...University of Indiana proceeded to dash the eight laps in the fastest time ever recorded for the distance outdoors. This year Princeton, hoping for another sensation, invited him to run the mile against Archie San Romani, Luigi Beccali of Italy and Glenn Cunningham, world's record holder. Gene Venzke also entered to shoot at the world mark for three-quarters of a mile, incidentally pace the other four...
...appointment of Professor John H. Williams as head of the Littauer School comes as welcome news to the undergraduate body, and particularly to the many students who have studied under his direction. Not only an able teacher in the highest sense that the term can convey, but also the holder of an important position in the Federal Reserve System, Professor Williams brings the new graduate school a wealth of experience which fits him peculiarly well for his task...