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Word: logs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...program is almost entirely manly, outdoor stuff. Second on the bill is "Fish from Hell", the log of a fishing expedition off the west coast of Mexico, featuring such gory delights as the death struggle between a whale and a sword fish. A Silly Symphony and Fox Movie tone News fill in the gaps...

Author: By E. W. R., | Title: The Moviegoer | 2/27/1936 | See Source »

...China Clipper again left the ramp at Alameda, taxied across the harbor. Almost away, she hit a floating log, rammed a hole in her bottom, went back to the landing for repairs. At the same time Pan American elected to change all eight motors in the two Clippers to improved models. Result: Four more days delay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Transport: Clipped Clippers | 2/24/1936 | See Source »

...swimmer with long staying power, he dog-paddled along. Suddenly, he looked to his right, and there rushing down on him was a great big stick of timber. In large, red letters on the side was the label, "Dictatorial Rowers of the President over All Foreign Trade". If another log, called "Export Interests" had not suddenly appeared and bumped the big log away, the little child night have been drowned. As it was the collision of the two caused a foaming wave of Protest, and as his mouth was open in surprise at the suddenness of it all, he swallowed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A FABLE | 2/11/1936 | See Source »

...spine and I did wish the over with it lest I show my heart over much. Indeed, methinks the actor Hampden did employ the grand manner too much and unlike the little leaf which a breath of wind doth cause to fall, he did go down more like a log. But all in all this play did bring me great pleasure...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE VAGABOND | 1/31/1936 | See Source »

...General Foods puts out Instant Postum, Post Toasties, JellO, Maxwell House Coffee, Sanka Coffee, Grape-Nuts, Log Cabin Syrup, Swans Down Cake Flour. Minute Tapioca, Calumet Baking Powder, Baker's Chocolate. *Mrs. Hutton's daughter Eleanor was thrice married by the time she was 24. First husband was Playwright Preston Sturges (Strictly Dishonorable) with whom she eloped. No. 2 was French Poloist Etienne Marie Robert Gautier. No. 3 is George Curtis Rand, Manhattan agent for Bugatti automobiles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Reshuffle | 12/23/1935 | See Source »

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