Word: ribboned
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...College seal of Locke's diploma, now lost, was affixed to a blue ribbon, rather than to the red one of today. Blue and yellow appear to have been the usual color of these bands until the middle of the nineteenth century, when red became the College color as a result of President Eliot's gift of Crimson handkerchiefs to the crew before a Yale race...
...morning course where birds were more plentiful, scoring six finds to four by his brace mate, Air Circus. There was pathos in the next heat. Out came Oil Tycoon Jacob France's big pointer, Kremlin, winner of many a lesser stake, to try once more for the blue ribbon of bird dogdom. But his seven years hung heavy upon him. When famed Handler Chesley Harris released him at the starting signal, Kremlin just stood there. Then he tried to start, but he had only three legs. A tendon had tied up. He hobbled out 75 yd. from the gallery...
...distinguished-looking old gentleman who cuts off French heads with his efficient and well-kept pair of guillotines-a light, folding model for the provinces and for Paris a heavy, ancestral antique. This official, famed Anatole ("Papa") Deibler, has been waiting impatiently for his Legion of Honor ribbon. After receiving it he will retire and leave to his son-in-law the family business of executing criminals. Last week enraged "Papa" Deibler let it be known that he has secured the services of a Deputy who will rise in the Chamber and demand of Minister of Justice Yvon Delbos...
...Crown to answer on Judgment Day why there was never created Sir Rudyard Kipling or Lord Kipling? To his grave without a ribbon to stick in his coat or a peerage which would have died with him, the Empire sent last week a man whom an Empire poll even now would doubtless choose as the supreme poet of Empire...
Photographers watched every limousine hoping to catch Goelets, Vanderbilts, Astors. Sight was to see some of the box-holders making hesitant entrances, eager to be photographed, while others scooted quietly to their places. Mrs. Vanderbilt was there wearing her characteristic hair-ribbon...