Word: resorted
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Beside the little Pawcatuck River, six miles back of where the Atlantic makes Watch Hill a swank summer resort, the lively 270-year-old town of Westerly, R. I. (pop.: 11,000) lies snug against most ordinary ocean blows. But the one that whistled in on the afternoon of last September 21 was no ordinary blow, it was the wildest in the memory of any New Englander. Having washed a good deal of Watch Hill away, it tossed garages and outbuildings into the air, snapped off church steeples, huffed houses down, crippled the power lines, blew in, among others...
...instruction from the President, Dr. Leiserson proposes to continue literal enforcement of collective bargaining, minus the harsh words now characteristic of NLRB. If his placating presence fails to smooth down A. F. of L., Business and hostile Congressmen, the Administration may even enlarge NLRB, or as a last resort sacrifice Chairman Warren Madden and co-Member Edwin Smith in order to save the Wagner Act from ruinous amendments...
...Hitler, but it is my belief that Hitler does not want war," Karpovich continued. "If he can not get what he wants by intimidation, he will probably not resort to arms...
...Nova Scotia, excited fishermen and the captain of a pilot boat swore that they had seen an unidentified "submarine" cruise along the coast, enter Halifax Harbor. Canadian destroyers, minesweepers, and patrol planes searched fruitlessly. Nova Scotia is also a favorite resort of sea serpents...
...Lushan Mountains, roughly 400 miles west of Shanghai, territory the Japanese have been fighting for since last summer, a fierce battle raged for nine hours. Afterward official Japanese dispatches claimed complete "annihilation" of 5,000 Chinese defending Kuling, the cool, hill-encircled summer resort where many foreigners used to escape down-country heat. Next day came the truth: Japanese troops had taken Kuling, but 2,500 Chinese defenders had broken through the Japanese lines and escaped...