Word: rocke
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...bowels of a coal mine. A miner, one Aukstock Cotter, had been caught by the arms in the collapse of a corridor's slate roof. With an automobile jack his comrades had pried one arm free, but to free the other would topple down a mass of rock, kill the trapped man. Dr. Davis lay down and inched his way alongside the sufferer and, like an automobile mechanic unjointing a brake rod, amputated the pinned...
Many a directorate met last week and the main talk of most was what to do about their quarterly dividend. Out of few meetings came any joyous tidings. Three big railroads passed their common dividends: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific ; Maine Central; Lehigh Valley. Two other great systems. New York Central and New York, New Haven & Hartford, cut their quarterly payment from $1.50 to $1 (lowest New York Central rate since 1889). Southern Railroad directors, following earlier decision, discussed no common dividends, ordered none...
...Clarabut's death was reported in the newspaper Susan's faith was once more made firm. It was a shock when just before her wedding to Pell she discovered Clarabut was alive after all. But Susan decided not to let her Career founder on such a little rock, went ahead with...
...first thing to throw a rock at, when you have made your point in a Latin American political upheaval, is the opposition's newspaper. Accordingly, fiery Senator Maldonado led a mob of 3,000 yowling sympathizers to the offices of El Commercio. After stoning the building, he led his followers to the home of Luis Felipe Borja, resident representative of the match company. Here a body of cavalry interfered. In the clash five citizens were killed, 50 wounded. After that things simmered down...
...Broadcasting Co., Radio Corp. of America and Radio-Keith-Orpheum (TIME, May 18 et ante). Chastely splendorous, it will occupy most of three midtown blocks which by last week had been divested of their last tenants-lean alley-cats and stubborn bartenders-and reduced to a great expanse of rock and rubble. Excavation was begun for the first building, an enormous "International Music Hall" which will cost $7,000,000 World's largest in capacity, it will seat some 6,500 spectators, will occupy the five floors of a 31-story office building whose set-backs and roof will...