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Word: short (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Crimson starters were Lutz, Heckel, Peabody, James, and Lupien, and this five soon found that Tiger meat would be hard to get. The Feslermen left the floor at the end of the first half on the short end of a 21 to 14 count. The second half was closer, with the Crimson being kept in the running by Charley Lutz and his 14 points until he was ejected from the contest on four personal fouls with still ten minutes remaining to play...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mermen Down Providence 59-16 As Bengals Top Hoopsters 38-27 | 2/16/1939 | See Source »

...movie, which had its Paris premiers only a short time ago, has been highly praised by critics there...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: STROHEIM IN FRENCH FILM | 2/16/1939 | See Source »

...players were given loosening up work and light throwing and then subjected to a short batting drill with the pitchers tossing them, in at half speed. Regular Varsity team men from last year reporting for the first team were outfielders Bob Gannett, Rud Hoye, and Jo-Jo Soltz, and infielder Dick Grondahl. Last year's Freshman regulars include Jim Tully, Fred Keyes, and Charlie Davis...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Forty Baseball Men Report For First Practice Session | 2/14/1939 | See Source »

...commonly thought of as showing merely the condition of the banks. But they also show the business condition of the banks' customers. What is a deposit to a bank is a cash asset to some customer. Bank loans, in turn, are a large part of customers' short term liabilities. "Bank debits," checks drawn to all accounts, represent "gross sales" and thus reflect public spending. The trend of inventories bought with borrowed money may also be followed in the rise or fall of bank loans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: ANNOUNCEMENT | 2/13/1939 | See Source »

...room in which all Morgan partners sit, walked through the lobby to a small reception room and greeted reporters with a "Good day, Gentlemen." At that point Mr. Morgan's usual embarrassment overtook him, he muttered something about his firm's being "short-handed," then passed around flimsy sheets bearing the curt announcement...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MONEY & BANKING: Morgan's Men | 2/13/1939 | See Source »

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