Word: mentioned
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...term "whittledycut" and defined it as meaning a real fine horse race. This created a lively ruckus in Kentucky and elsewhere, with readers writing in to challenge the definition (it was correct); others commented on folk slang in general and enclosed clippings from newspapers about TIME'S mention of the word. Every week readers have their say on subjects ranging from National Affairs all through the sections of the magazine. Currently we are welcoming readers' nominations in our annual project of selecting the Man of the Year...
...Tokyo Giants baseball team called off its Australian tour, complaining that it was "virtually boycotted." Prime Minister Robert Gordon Menzies, trying to negotiate trade agreements with the Japanese Government, has frequently complained that "the greatest stumbling block is the perpetuation of enmity." Said Menzies wearily: "You only have to mention the word Japanese for it to be worth three headlines...
Members of the Crimson team who received honorable mention from both...
Robert N. Cochran '55, end; J. Timothy Anderson '55, guard; Matthew W. Botsford, Jr. '57, back. The United Press also awarded honorable mention to tackle John T. Maher...
...addition, four College players received honorable mention on the UP squad. Tim Anderson, 1954 captain, and Orville Tice were chosen from the line, and two sophomores, Jim Jeslin and Matt Botsford, were selected as backs. Anderson had previously been placed on the All-Ivy League second team, while both Tice and Botsford were Ivy honorable mention selections...