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...Cadets took a long time to get started, since they were pretty well shackled in the first half, but they broke loose in the third quarter, scoring two touchdowns with extra points to match. They scored another seven points in the final period to sew up the ball game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: West Point Eleven Topples Crimson Junior Varsity 21-0 | 10/26/1942 | See Source »

...Jayvees ran a steady and consistent race to outscore Tufts and M. I. T. at Tufts yesterday afternoon. Tech took the first two places, but Hyde finished third, Archie Lyon fourth, and Bunks Burditt seventh to sew up the victory for the Crimson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dartmouth Outruns Crimson Cross Country Team 24-34 | 10/24/1942 | See Source »

...that Chile may break relations with the Axis. This may help to balance the activities of Argentina, Brazil's chief rival for influence over smaller South American countries. Glumly neutral Argentina, though it planned to grant Brazil nonbelligerent status, may try to cram Paraguay into its pocket and sew up Bolivia with new commercial accords...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRAZIL: A Part of Us | 8/31/1942 | See Source »

Both Captain Lou Clay and first-baseman Ned Fitzgibbons are expected back in the starting lineup, after missing the first Yale match last weekend because of illness. With these heavy batters ready again the Eli hurlers may expect even greater worries than they encountered at Sew Haven...

Author: By J. ROBERT Moskin, | Title: CRIMSON NINE TO FACE ELIS | 6/5/1942 | See Source »

Month ago the National Needlecraft Bureau promoted National Sew-and-Save Week. With taxes pressing, and inferior garments in the stores at rising prices, U.S. women thronged in uncountable thousands to sewing classes-held by mailorder houses, department stores, schools. More than 150 radio stations were using the sewing-instruction leaflets (ten lessons) published by the National Needlecraft Bureau. Typical stunt: L. S. Ayres, big Indianapolis department store, four weeks ago changed its Tuesday broadcast from Shopping Service of the Air to Ayres' Sewing School of the Air. One radio announcement brought 1,811 applicants in three days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stitch in Time | 3/30/1942 | See Source »

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