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Word: nawn (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Although he was obviously tired and nervous after the four day's grilling, Mr. Gill was definitely on the aggressive. He charged, "Hurley spent three months on this report. He submitted it to the governor and left town. He hit and ran." He styled the activities of James W. Nawn, treasurer at Norfolk, and assistant to Hurley, as "nothing less than treason." He produced evidence that under the present Norfolk administration, two men hired last week have already been discharged for drunkenness. He cracked down on the Herald by stating, "The papers said there was a riot in December. There...

Author: By John U. Monro, | Title: Gill Says Hurley "Hit and Ran" and Proclaims Nawn's Actions "Nothing Less Than Treason" | 3/10/1934 | See Source »

...Norfolk are criminals.' I think we may take that as representative of the Hurley philosophy of penology." He referred to the Hurley charges, on occasion, as "perfectly ridiculous." He pointed out that there had never been any talk or danger of rioting at Norfolk until the appearance of Nawn, a Hurley...

Author: By John U. Monro, | Title: Gill Says Hurley "Hit and Ran" and Proclaims Nawn's Actions "Nothing Less Than Treason" | 3/10/1934 | See Source »

...University which will have would-wide significance in the field of higher education and with your student body "on the spot" as a result of the attempt to make Harvard University a narrowing and deadening center of super-intellectual infra-humans. . . etc., you write about Huey Long and Nawn, etc. As if we cared. Veritas...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Powl | 2/9/1934 | See Source »

...Prospects are excellent," stated Coach Lamar yesterday afternoon. "Although we have only had a regular Harvard Boxing Team for two years, there is now an abundance of good material. The men are enthusiastic, and despite the loss through graduation of Adlis, Fiechter, Nawn, and Watson, there is no doubt that we will have a good team this year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VARSITY BOXING SQUAD IS CUT TO NINETEEN MEN | 12/10/1932 | See Source »

...first year that Simmons has done any boxing. He started at the beginning of the season in the elementary class but soon won himself a place on the University squad. The recovery of Sinclair, another Toronto athlete, from a bad physical beating at the hands of G. H. Nawn '32, and the consequent winning of the bout by the former was a high spot of the evening...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD BOXERS EDGE TORONTO IN CLOSE BOUT | 2/15/1932 | See Source »

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