Word: holderness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Among those who witnessed the weighing-in on Cat Cay's swank little dock was New York Sportsman Tommy Shevlin, one of the best big-game anglers in the world,* whom Mrs. Sears displaced as world's record holder for blue marlin. Her fish weighed 94 Ib. more than the 636-pounder he caught in the same waters on June 19, 1935-with a 54-thread line. Angling authorities thought Mary Sears's catch the largest game fish ever taken with a 24-thread line...
...their session, they are a part of the vast official, governmental, administrative and bureaucratic apparatus that translates policy to the 170,126,000. Their Presidium of 37 members elected at a joint session is theoretically the highest executive organ of State power, the interpreter of laws, donor of decorations, holder of the right of pardon. They form into the body of soviet law measures initiated, approved, determined by the Communist Party-though Party decrees are theoretically binding only on Party members. They are the shadow of the Party, moving when the Party moves. Bigger than military questions is the problem...
...some of them. Graves and No. 1 man Ace Cordingley form a very strong best ball due; they play together almost every day with the usual amount of side bets. To Graves Cordingley is "hunker"; to Cordingley, Graves is "meaty." Fair-haired Bob is a former Minnesota Junior title-holder, but he has never won his state amateur crown. This year he gets a real chance as the championship is played over his home course--White Bear Yacht Club for mountain goate...
...holder of the Professorship is chosen each year without specifications as to nationality from men of high distinction and, preferably, of international reputation, in any field of "poetry," including all poetic expression in language, music, or the fine arts...
Headed by Donald Macd. D. Thurber '40, the committee in charge is composed of Bruce Foster '39, Alfred Jaretski, 3rd '41, Richmond Holder '40, Joseph H. Stern, Jr. '40 Seth C. Crocker '41, John C. Cobb, 2nd '41, and Arthur I, Halden...