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Word: pour (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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When he moved into Sudan, Texas (pop. 1,400) about four years ago, Offie Shannon was hardly noticed. A 46-year-old Texas farmer, Shannon went into the grain business, and he and his wife helped pour the concrete for his first grain elevator. But before long, he was the talk of the town. A one-man building boom, Shannon built close to $750,000 worth of warehouses, stores and houses. He was elected president of the local chamber of commerce. In his spare time, Shannon wrote and started to film a movie on the life of Christ, with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AGRICULTURE: The Grain Scandal | 1/28/1952 | See Source »

...insure that when the athletes to the North. Old Nassau will not be forgotten--say in June, when the lad picks his college. It is not coincidental that several Exeter stars bound for Harvard last year changed their choice after the Lawrenceville (sic) tournament. It may not be pour le sport, but it's all legal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BETWEEN THE LINES | 1/19/1952 | See Source »

Apparently they do, for each summer some 75 professors pour into Oak Ridge for research and brush-up courses on the latest scientific developments. In turn, the institute sends out members of its own staff to lecture at campuses all over the South. With Southern medical schools, the institute also maintains a special laboratory and 30-bed hospital ward to study the effects of atomic energy materials on cancer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Lessons from Oak Ridge | 1/7/1952 | See Source »

Coach Norm Shepard is going to stick by his previously announced starting lineup, at least for the first few minutes of the game. After that time, substitutions will probably pour into the game as Shaperd attempts to get a line on what his reserves can do in regular competition...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Quintet Opens at Tech | 12/1/1951 | See Source »

There are only two ways to slow up the passing of an outstanding player like Kazmaier. One is to pour linemen in on him and not worry about the short receivers, on the theory that even Kazmaier cannot pitch too accurately when the back of his neck is in contact with the ground. The other way is to almost totally ignore Kaz and blanket his receivers, except on running plays. (This is where the optional running pass makes strong men weep...

Author: By Edward J. Coughlin, | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 11/21/1951 | See Source »

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