Word: losses
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Eliot House, Winthrop House, and the Yard were the worst hit as far as loss of trees goes. Nine of the stately elms outside of Eliot House along Memorial Drive were prostrated, leaving a comparatively bare building. Over half of the poplars in the front circle were blown done. A scene of wreckage was the court between Gore and Standish Halls of Winthrop House, where all but three of the old willows went down. Fifteen trees in the Yard were uprooted or snapped off near the roots...
...three days last March, Barcelona was bombed systematically at intervals of every three hours. The loss of life was more than half of London's air-raid toll during the entire World War. Reputedly used for the first time was a new bomb, the gas expansion of which killed people an eighth of a mile away from the explosion, stunned those a quarter of a mile away. Although Barcelona's morale showed signs of cracking, the heavy raids ceased suddenly...
...than a union matter, Guild leaders stood up to Publisher Stern even when, last fortnight, he threatened to close down the Post in 48 hours. Then Mr. Stern did some telephoning. That he telephoned President Roosevelt, told him he was tired of running a New Deal organ at a loss and needed help, has been denied. But Publisher Stern did telephone John L. Lewis, to whose C.I.O. the Guild belongs. In subsequent telephone conversations with Guild officials in Manhattan, Mr. Lewis muttered something about "the White House." He advised the Guild to accept the proposition "the way Stern wants...
...Denver, Colo., Irvin H. ("Call Me Pop") Hanes announced his candidacy for the position of State Auditor. Excerpts from his campaign literature: "His knowledge of the problems of the farmer and labor is practically a total loss. ... He is not the 'outstanding candidate" for this office. . . . He is not universally respected...
Students will usher food through every step from field to table, learn to sweep floors, write advertisements, calculate profit & loss. They will study also the science of food: what makes bread rise, what makes beer. When they go to school each morning, students will first take a shower, then don white uniforms. The food they carve, bake and cook will be dished up to them and their teachers for lunch in the cafeteria...