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Word: notchers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...rich-voiced, grey-haired Methodist minister who seldom mounts a pulpit, Miss Harkness teaches philosophy at Mount Holyoke College, is rated a top-notcher among U. S. theologians. Last week, calling the church "the last stronghold of male dominance," she told a Methodist Leadership School at Lake Junaluska, N. C.: "The fact that women frequently put their energies into channels which lie outside the church is often deplored by men who have the interests of the church at heart. . . . These other agencies offer women an opportunity for leadership, for creative expression . . . and in turn a recognition which they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Last Stronghold | 8/15/1938 | See Source »

Most lucrative tournament of the year, the Miami Biltmore Open was played last week in two sections, with 87 prizes. First prize in the first section, open only to top-notcher professionals with notable tournament records, was $1,200. First prize in the second section, open to all accredited professionals, was $1,000. Total prize money for the winter season...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Ducking | 12/24/1934 | See Source »

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