Word: poling
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...parade of 75 automobiles, their license plates shrouded, drove through the Negro district. In the cars rode white-hooded figures, distributing threats lettered in red, twirling a suggestive hangman's noose. At 25 street corners the Ku-Kluxers paused to plant and ignite fiery crosses. From a pole they hung a black effigy labeled: "This nigger voted...
...last week, everyone, from the 50? standing-room to the $99 boxes, agreed with Owner Woodward that Johnstown was a great horse. Taking the lead away from speedy little El Chico (winter-book favorite) at the first quarter, long-striding Johnstown streaked farther away from the field at every pole, breezed under the wire in a common gallop, with ears cocked as if wondering what had happened to the rest of the gang. Six lengths behind was W. L. Brann's Challedon, one length in front of Jock Whitney's Heather Broom. El Chico, on whom some million...
...Observatory's mirror the finest piece of astronomical glass ever made. Because of the observatory's southern location, it will cover more sky than any other in the U. S.-all the sky except that relatively small part which lies within 30° of the south celestial pole. But it will not probe so far into space or catch such faint stars as Mt. Wilson's 100-incher; and Dr. Struve, candidly admitting these limitations last week, said that it would be used for those wide-vision purposes to which it is especially well adapted...
...Pole Vault--Lussen (Y); (jump-off at Heptagonal between Stephen L. Madey '40, Frederick M. MacIsaac '41; and Gene Bliss of Yale...
...jump, since Husky Captain Danny Miles, a consistent six-footer, is still recovering from an illness and will not compete. The erratic but capable Partlow, who is teamed up with Rock Hollands and Paul Morgan, should also do well in the broad jump. Steve Madey and Andy Rosenberger will pole vault for the Crimson...