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Word: rocke (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Another step in what may be Harvey Couch's plan for a Southwestern rail empire was a new application to the Interstate Commerce Commission early this month in which the L. & A. sought permission to buy the Rock Island, Arkansas & Louisiana R. R. First proposed last summer, this acquisition would connect the L. & A. with Little Rock, Arkansas' first city...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Southwest Rails | 3/1/1937 | See Source »

...last moment Coaches Neufeld and Mikkola decided to enter a heretofore nonexistent Freshman relay team in the B.A.A. Meet held in the Boston Garden on February 13. Consisting of Light body, Torbert MacDonald, Rock Hollands, and Hobart Lerner, the relay team not only entered against Dartmouth, Holy Cross and Boston College Freshmen, but won the race in record time. To Light body go special honors: his 50-second quarter brought victory to the Cambridge Freshman contingent...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRESHMAN TRACK PROSPECTS BRIGHT | 2/25/1937 | See Source »

Recently acquired from the Boston Society of National History, a rare specimen of rock, featuring intricate columnar jointing, will be on display in the Geologic Museum next week, according to Kirtley F. Mather, professor of Geology. The specimen, originally coming from Germany, weighs over four tons and is considered a valuable addition not only for its fossils, but also for its relation to American rocks of the same ages, its formation covering a period of roughly 1,250,000 years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Geologic Museum Receives Gift of Extraordinary Value | 2/20/1937 | See Source »

...Rome, Walter Millis has serious doubts. In his mind, Fascism and Communism do not occupy the world stage, except in a very limited military sense. He finds the real capitals to be London and Moscow--democracy versus dictatorship. England to him is the symbol of steady progress, of rock built upon rock, of the stability which comes with age and conservatism and gradualness. Mr. Millis does not repress his admiration for the Russian's religious devotion to "their cause". This is the great element of strength in the Russian system--the patriotic faith and believing optimism of the whole nation...

Author: By P. M. H., | Title: The Bookshelf | 2/17/1937 | See Source »

...center, Samson-he could take out all seven of the opposing linemen at once. For guards. Peter the Rock and Moses-Moses was so rugged, strong and able to give and take the gaff I'd not only make him a guard but put him on the Football Rules Committee, too. . . For halfbacks: Joshua, of whom the Bible says that he 'passed through,' and Daniel, who was resolute and stuck to the right. I'd put Daniel in charge of the training table, too, he showed he knew his simple fare was better than the pyorrhea...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Biblical Team | 2/8/1937 | See Source »

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