Word: rods
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...rubber from any of the thousands of other rubber-bearing plants that have been studied. Cornell's Dr. Lewis Knudson has tried some 30 himself, says "No native plant can be recommended at present as a source of rubber." Swamp milkweed may yield 45 Ib. an acre; golden rod, 75 Ib.; Indian hemp not more than 25 Ib. The Russian dandelion (kok-sagyz), seeds of which were rushed to the U.S. from the U.S.S.R. a year ago, contains rubber of good quality, easily separated from the root, but farm labor shortage makes its cultivation impracticable...
...history, musically speaking. For jazz-lovers who like their music pure and uncommercial, "Wild Bill" Davison blows a fabulous trumpet at the Ken, 58 Warrenton St., just beyond the Met Theater in downtown Boston. With him is a truly "All-Star" band, featuring such the jazz-men as Rod Cless, clarinet, James P. Johnson, piano, and Sandy Williams, trombone...
...better knwon men in the band is clarinetist Rod Cless, for his work on the iabulous Muggsy Spanier Ragtimers' records. Perhaps his cool, limpid tone is not as immediately satisfying as PeeWee Russell's hoarser clarinet, but after repeated hearings, Rod is just as exciting. He plays a fine, clear melodic line that is remmiscent of Johnny Dodds...
Said repressed Rod Sullivan when groundlings asked him how he felt about his 100th transatlantic flight: "Well, I do feel kind of hungry...
...removal of land mines is the sort of horrifying job that defies description. All armies depend on their-engineers to do it. One detector is a sort of divining rod that works on an electromagnetic circuit, creates a buzz in the engineer's earphones when held over a buried mine. Such equipment is cumbersome on a battlefield, and British sappers prefer the old poke-&-dig method (see cut). Once the mines are discovered, each-whether there are 250 or 25,000-must be dug up with a fine touch...