Word: mainstays
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts along with Artists John Sloan and William Glackens, got into illustrating as they did, by doing newspaper work in Philadelphia. Gruger remained an illustrator. After 1899 when George Horace Lorimer became editor of the Saturday Evening Post, Gruger became the mainstay of that magazine. The Post's romantic and period fiction by such experts as Joseph Herge-sheimer and Donn Byrne got half its atmosphere from Gruger's oldfashioned, deep-browed men and frail but credible ladies. Though limited in range, Gruger's draftsmanship and handling of dark...
...rubber. Two years ago most of the companies were sagging under heavy inventories; currently, the tire inventory position is the lowest in four years and revival of the automobile industry gives rubbermen reason to anticipate an excellent year. But though tire and tube sales are the industry's mainstay, providing 65% of total volume, the most significant fact about rubber today is its technological progress. At the threshold of its second 100 years, the industry is bubbling over with new ideas, new products...
Calfee led the way for the Gold Coasters with four field goals, while Goodwin looked good for the Funsters by virtue of six goals and one foul. The mainstay of the Deacons was Baggerly who scored ten points, and Murphy of the Bellboys took high scoring honors for the day with eight two pointers...
About the only positions that have been filled definitely as a result of practice thus far is the first line with Captain Austic Harding, mainstay of this year's squad at center, Win Jameson and Warren Winslow at left and right wings respectively...
Outstanding booter for the Crimson is Howie Mendel, fast left outside, a "finished player," and now high-scorer in the League. He has what Carr describes as "educated feet and scientific handling of the ball," and it is his left flank which is the mainstay of the forward line. On the other side Captain Johanson leads a fast running attack. Besides being second in scoring ability, he is the team's best trapper and header...