Word: raines
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Meanwhile in Rome, Benito Mussolini wielded a spade in heavy rain last week, planted three pines to mark the site of Italy's 1941 World exhibition on the road to Rome's seaport, Ostia. Work began at once on the exhibition's buildings which will be permanent, will become a new suburb of Rome after the show is over...
Many times the writer has stood in the wing of the bridge with his oilskins drawn tightly about him, held securely by a "body and soul" lashing, his so'wester pulled down over his eyes while the rain beat an incessant tattoo upon his face patiently waiting for eight bells to strike so that in the quiet seclusion of his room, he could have a pleasant social visit with Mark Twain, Kenneth Roberts or a glance at TIME or FORTUNE before he turned over to sleep. All this, of course, while the gale raged and howled outside his comfortable...
Fiction RHYTHM FOR RAIN-John Louw Nelson -Houghton -Mifflin ($3.25). Unusual first novel of Hopi Indians during the terrible Arizona drought of 80 years ago, by the research director of the American Indian Heye Foundation. Illustrated with ceremonial paintings by Indian artists and photographs by the author...
...under 65 years of age, and at it students will take turns in handing down decisions. The best opinion, if accompanied by 25 wrappers, or reasonably accurate facsimiles, will win a prize of two tickets to the coming Wellesley-Dunster House wrestling match (called on account of rain at 1 o'clock this morning--Ed.) but the second prize was cancelled after a meeting with officials of the University appointed to handle such things...
...their game with the Brown Freshmen last Tuesday, the Crimson nine dropped a 3-2 decision in a five inning game which was cut short by the rain. Last year's undefeated Freshmen beat the St. Mark's outfit...