Word: sevening
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...received when, on his arrival at Trenton, Mo., a woman held up an infant to the rear platform. Its name was Alfred Landon Claybrook, born June 30, 1936. Instead of kissing it the candidate patted its cheek, said: "He's a fine looking young man." After seven stops en route, the Landon Special pulled into Des Moines. The city's Democrats had apparently monopolized the streets near the railroad station to give the GOP Nominee the cold stare. Reception grew warmer as the procession reached the business section. Opposite the Nominee's hotel a small boy appeared...
...been a pitching masterpiece. In Pitcher Hubbell's proudest record there is less than one game for every 100 of First-Baseman Gehrig's, but the record is not, on that account, the less impressive. In the long history of organized baseball, until last week only seven pitchers (Rowe, Grove, Wood, Johnson, Marquard, Keefe, Radbourne) had ever been able to win 16 or more games in a row. Last week, the game before the one that clinched the Pennant for the Giants made Hubbell the eighth...
...temperamental actress, stalking about on her heels, slapping the furniture to accentuate her outbursts, lowering her voice to a sepulchral baritone, leaning backward at an angle of 30° while combing her hair, ordering a midnight supper of two pork chops, Julienne potatoes, buttermilk, salted peanuts. Written seven years ago by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Craig's Wife and The Show-Off, Reflected Glory at least has the distinction of being Tallulah Bankhead's most creditable vehicle since her repatriation five years...
Averaging 183 pounds, Lord Jeff's forward wall should not over-tax the seven men playing in Harlow's A line throughout this week, representing an average of 187 1/2. But with 22 lettermen to draw from, 12 of whom are halfbacks, the visitors are exepected to utilize a wide open attack, one that may prove very dangerous should the opposing lines turn out to be evenly matched...
...name and time of arrival at the office. Upon leaving, the couple would check out, and a failure to do this would bring disciplinary action by the University. As for the hours, they should be decided by the council of House Masters. The present schedule of from one to seven in the afternoon seems fair enough...