Word: marooned
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When the Detroit scene was set, 125,000 Legionnaires, their wives and families trouped in. Decked out in gold, blue and maroon uniforms, they filled every hotel room in town, overflowed into Canada across the river. Some had to sleep in parked Pullmans. All over the city were Wartime Salvation Army and Knights of Columbus huts. The society of the 40 & 8, inner sanctum of the Legion, had brought its French freight car, symbol of the organization. Mascot goats, Gila monsters, rattlesnakes, dogs, skunks, burros were displayed everywhere...
Reception. The morning of the announcement, jumbled accounts of the plan appeared in Chicago dailies. Excited students read of it in their Chicago Maroon which front-paged a large picture of President Hutchins. Those students who grasped the "no examinations" feature and at once began to celebrate were premature. Not for some time can the plan become operative...
...wedding party, the Italian royal family and their most potent guests prepared to sleep on a railway siding down in the valley, occupying three special trains: i) the Blue Train which brought Marie Jose of Belgium to Rome for her wedding to Italian Crown Prince Umberto; 2) the Maroon Train, generally used by the Italian Royal Family; 3) a more gaudy, less comfortable relic known as the "Old Train" assigned for the wedding to Tsar Boris, his father Ferdinand, brother Cyril, sister Eudoxia...
...after being medaled, Bombardier Benott marched round to the front of the Palace, made ready to blaze away once more. Hundreds of eyes peered through the iron railing, focused on the small door at the right of the Palace, on the long red plush carpet leading to the dark maroon (almost black) Royal Daimler. Briskly, in an impeccable grey topper, King George walked the carpet, squiring Queen Mary amid lusty cheers. He was going to cele- brate in 100% English fashion by attending the races?for the first time since he went to Goodwood in July 1928. Very, very slowly...
Colgate has played once so far this season, going down to defeat at the hands of New York University, with a score of 7 to 1. In that contest Colgate got six hits. Terry the maroon center fielder, saved his team from a complete shutout by a home run. N. Y. U. got nine hits off Daddona...