Word: saws
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...four bottles of whiskey, but as he was a Government official returning from an official mission he could not be stopped. The inspector dipped into one bag and brought up four bottles which he set conspicuously upon a packing case. Customs Inspector James McCabe, working nearby, witnessed the incident, saw the bottles. The Congressman went to a telephone, called the Custom House, obtained a "free entry" order. Liquor was not mentioned in that telephone conversation. The Congressman was thereupon passed, tak- ing with him his four bottles of contraband...
...yard breast stroke saw a hard fight between G. M. Rae 1L and R. L. Vonckx '31. For three-quarters of the distance they raced neck and neck; a final spurt by Rae finally gave him a six-inch lead which resulted in his victory...
Frequent variations in its dogma of selection have resulted in the decline of the Harvard Dramatic Club as an independent stage organization. For some reason the executive staff is always unbending in its rules; the period previous to 1924 saw the Club presenting only plays of foreign authors, never before produced in America; the next few years introduced authors of this nation, but slowly turned from straight drama given by students to a semi-professional cast and a repertory either sensational or frankly song-and-dance. The disturbances of last December caused, for this season at least, the abolition...
Three women went to the tomb on the first Easter Sunday. They were Mary Magdalene, Mary, sister of the Virgin and mother of the cousins of Christ. James and Joses, and Salome.* When they arrived the tomb was open. Mary, mother of James, saw an angel and Mary Magdalene saw two angels and saw and heard her Lord. The last miracle had not failed. The Pharisees soon heard the news they had feared: Christos kai apethane kai anesteh-Christ both died and rose...
...winner had not been mentioned among the possibilities before the race. He is a half-brother of Easter Hero. He cost his owner, Mrs. M. A. Gemmell, $25,000. This was his first victory for her and carried a prize of $65,000. Mrs. Gemmell saw little of the race herself. She is small and was wedged into the huge crowd so tightly she could hardly turn her head...