Word: rubber
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...four finger tips had been scarred by file and acid. But by prints of the unscarred fingers police quickly assured themselves that the round, blank face, now horribly contorted, was that of "Baby Face" Nelson. In Cook County's morgue his body was stretched on the same rubber slab which had held John Dillinger just 130 days before. Newsreels touched a gruesome low by displaying the corpse uncovered to show all nine wounds...
...price level would constitute an auspicious augury for the bull forces in the market. Should this occur it is probable that the industrials will touch the 106-107 level before meeting serious resistance. From all indications the rise is about to be resumed with the steel, rubber, and liquor stocks in the van. Only quick turn-traders need be apprehensive of a reaction as the market shows no signs of a possible top. Should a topping formation occur, there will be plenty of time for swing followers to retire with ample profits...
...game is for the feet alone, and not for the hands, is a mere quibble; for all sensible observers will agree that the use of the hands makes the game more exciting and interesting. Again, we do not hesitate to claim the superiority of the leather ball over the rubber one. The former, besides retaining the air better, can be kicked both farther and straighter, and will last a much longer time. In setting forth the advantages of the Rugby rules and ball, we only ask a fair, impartial hearing from the Association. The fact that Harvard has played...
Ending an 11-year series with Yale in which the score was five games all, Georgia's Bulldogs took the rubber...
...Canning Co.'s field. They struggled down the slope and along the lanes cut four rows wide through the 15-acre patch of specially planted corn. In the field stood 18 huskers with their managers and trainers. Beside each was his brand new steel wagon drawn by a rubber-tired tractor. While four bands played and loudspeakers blared, National Guardsmen did their best to keep the friendly crowd from getting in the way of the contestants...