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Word: lead (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...land. Then, doubtless, the vicious circle would revolve once more: prohibition would be incomplete, would result in widespread contempt for law and a demand for repeal; then, when repeal was once more obtained, it would again prove wholly untenable and rouse such public indignation as to lead back to prohibition. At no time would the problem of liquor control be satisfactorily solved...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BARLEYCORN ON A BENDER | 10/5/1938 | See Source »

...height he reported to the house guests: "I am sure that our signal was observed, but the situation is most disturbing and perhaps I should venture outside and bring help from the mainland." He then fought his way through the storm to find three stout lads who helped him lead his little band to safety over a breaking bridge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CATASTROPHE: Abyss from the Indies | 10/3/1938 | See Source »

...produce. Harpo and Chico are Miller's equally impecunious assistants. The tumultuous efforts of the Marxes along two fronts-1) forestalling the supervisor's efforts to throw them out, and 2) bullying a naive financial agent into signing a check that will solve all their difficulties -lead to scenes of indescribable confusion. The double room which Groucho stubbornly regards as his castle becomes a shambles on which the most effective comment is entirely wordless: when Harpo undertakes to relieve his partner's hunger pangs by bringing in a live turkey he has won at a raffle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Oct. 3, 1938 | 10/3/1938 | See Source »

...University Band and six cheer-leaders will lead an enthusiastic and excited crowd gathered in Soldiers Field this afternoon cheering Coach Dick Harlow's strong 1938 gridiron edition as it meets the powerful Brown Bears in the opening game on the schedule...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Band to Provide Color at Stadium | 10/1/1938 | See Source »

Harvard will open its fourth season under the tutelage of Dick Harlow at 2:30 this afternoon when Captain Bob Green will lead his team onto the field against the Brown Bears from Providence, toughest opener the Crimson has negotiated in many a year. The game will mark the close of a series of Brown-Harvard engagements, since the Bruins are not expected to see action against Harvard for at least five years...

Author: By Cleveland Amory, | Title: Crimson Is Given Edge In Season's Tough Opening Game With Brown Eleven Today | 10/1/1938 | See Source »

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