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Word: poled (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Despite the Varsity record breaking, the finest individual performance was that turned in by Emile Dubiel, Freshman field event star who was personally responsible for 22 of Harvard's points. On Friday he took the pole vault, placed second in the javelin and third in the shot and Saturday he came through again by winning the discus and the broad jump...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD SWEEPS BOTH DIVISIONS OF G.B.I. MEET | 4/30/1934 | See Source »

...take the shot put over Harvard's Johnny Dean, defending champion of both the shot and discus. Bob Playfair, Harvard's star sophomore distance man is conceded the 3200 meter run, and Charlie Woodard is expected to capture second place for the Crimson. Francis Schumann, who took the pole vault last year, is being with-held from competition by Eddie Farrell...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: GREATER BOSTON TRACK TRIALS TO START TODAY | 4/27/1934 | See Source »

Near Lansdale, Pa., Bell Telephone Co. workers dug a hole in the property jointly owned by Miss Sarah Buzby, 70, and her sister Kate, 81. Next morning the Bell men returned with a telephone pole, made ready to sink it in the hole. Miss Sarah & Miss Kate objected. The Bell men laid down the pole, began to explain. Miss Sarah & Miss Kate sat on the pole. Stymied, the Bell men fetched a second pole, sank it while Miss Sarah & Miss Kate guarded the first. Miss Sarah sawed the second pole through in two hours, apologized to the helplessly watching Bell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Apr. 23, 1934 | 4/23/1934 | See Source »

Carlisle and Gurdon Abell led the 200 field of Jim O'Connor, Willard Grush, Oscar Sutermeister, former pole-vaulter, and George Porter, in 23 4-5 seconds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ELIMINATION RACES RUN IN ANNUAL HANDICAPS | 4/20/1934 | See Source »

...outside jobs filled were those of waiters, window-washers, snow shovelers, clerks, tutors, entertainers, and chore workers. Within the University, much work has been done in the various buildings, in the way of repairs and new construction. In the Peabody Museum at present, a student is repairing a totem pole, others are mending ancient skeletons, and cementing excavated fragments of pottery...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT DEMANDED BY 1,161 MEN | 3/26/1934 | See Source »

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