Word: slightness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...great sub- aqueous searchlights do not disclose, the projecting feeler will ram back against compressed air and so absorb most of the shock. Since the boat will cruise at 3 knots during the 3,000 mi. under ice course of its Arctic journey, the danger of concussions is slight...
June Moon (Paramount). Using the slight story of a scatter-brained youth who leaves Schenectady to write popular song lyrics in Manhattan, June Moon builds a satire on song writers and their lady friends, their bons mots and their ridiculous but engaging selfimportance. The scatter-brained youth meets a girl on the train who falls in love with him. He re-turns to her after adventures in Tin Pan Alley. These include advances made by the cold-hearted mistress of a music pub- lisher, committing malapropisms which cause him to be the butt of Broadway tune-sharpers. Finally he gets...
Observers offered two reasons for the slight patronage: 1) South America's trade suffered heavily in the Depression; 2) the eagerness of the South American merchant for speed in business had been vastly over-estimated...
Several interesting matches were fought in the eliminations yesterday, the contest in the 175-pound semi-final between R. L. Gee 2L and E. P. Beveridge 1G being so close that two three-minute overtime periods were called. Gee finally won the bout on a slight time advantage. W. A. Robertson '31, Captain of the University wrestling team this year, won the right to appear in the finals when he defeated T. O. Trozier 2M in the 165-pound contest. H. G. Brown '32 was the victor over N. P. Beveridge 1G in the 155-pound division...
...dogged by persistent ill luck during the entire game, while Yale seemed to have advantage of all the fortunate breaks. The teams were even in hitting, teamplay, riding-off and hooking. A desperate drive by the Crimson in the last chukker resulted in only one goal. Yale's slight superiority in the last two chukkers really won the victory. The Summary: YALE HARVARD Baldwin. No. 3 No. 1. R. Nicholas Mills. No. 2 No. 2. Gerry Horter, Iglehart, back back, F. Nicholas...