Word: slicings
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Constitution and do away with bands and music he suspected as being designed to start a "backfire" against the White House. The idea of closing the yards at Boston and Charleston, while favored by the Navy, brought angry politicians protesting to the President. Decommissioning a large slice of the fleet to save fuel and maintenance costs was another suggestion. The Navy countered with a proposition to rotate vessels at their docks in what it called "reserve commission.'' Last week the President announced...
...Slice of Sweetness. That Phillips Lord's program is an adroit combination of tasteful humor and genuine piety, few observers have denied. Proof of its genuineness appeared when Seth Parker and his troupe went touring-from Buffalo early last month, continuing in Colorado. Utah, Oregon and California last week. Everywhere, audiences seem to represent a class which could not be won by smart, theatrical revivalism. To city theatres, churches, convention halls go elderly, placid people, some blind, some lame or halt, who might not have gone out since the last Chautauqua or travelog in the church basement. They...
Hardboiled Variety has called it "a saintly picnic, a slice of sweetness, a glorification of the humble and the familiar." Fortuitous though his creation was, Seth Parker has gained a radio following greater even than that of august Dr. Samuel Parkes Cadman. Says the preface to his hymnal: "Seth Parker believes that religion is tangible; that it is a kind word, a thoughtful deed and is not something apart from every day life. He has probably done more to make religion a part of the American home than has any other...
Harvard's new coach and onetime (1916, 1919) halfback, Eddie Casey, who at a Harvard-Yale dinner once called for a steer so that he could slice himself a raw steak, watched his team reach the zoyd. line eight times, the goal-line four times against Bates . Harvard 28, Bates...
...stores, has been the sensation of this year's early season tournaments. He won the Longwood and Seabright invitation tournaments, won again at Newport last fortnight, where he beat Perry in the finals. A lanky youth who often plays in a broad white linen cap. he uses a slice serve, an Eastern grip for his smooth flat drives. Perry played brilliantly at Wimbledon, polished off his reputation in the Davis Cup matches by beating Sidney Wood and later Jean Borotra. Onetime ping-pong player, Perry learned his tennis on London public courts, considers travel the best way to improve...