Word: northering
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...vessel was headed into a heavy norther which was tossing us around and filling the forward deck with four feet of water. We were carrying a shipment of 477 empty barrels on that deck, and they started to break loose and smash door knobs. . . . To save the ship from damage, we brought her around out of the wind so the crew could clear the deck and throw some of the barrels overboard. Irwin went on the forcastle head and watched the crew at work. But when the third officer headed the ship in the wind again, Irwin kept standing there...
Latest reports from the Boston Weather Bureau indicate that temperatures over the weekend will rise giving possibilities of rain or a few snow flurries in Norther New England. Reports from Mt. Washington, Mr. Mansfield, Mr. Cardigan, and Gunstock Range indicate several inches of heavy snow on top of a hard crust. While reports are not favorable for the weekend's skiing, it must be remembered that last weekend conditions changed late Friday night making good skiing. This may happen again...