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...formation that the passage of the entire column consumed only n minutes. Most impressive was the finished work of the 95th Pursuit Squadron, commanded by Lieut. Irving Woodring, last of the Army's famed "Three Musketeers." Time and again the 18 Boeings roared down from the sky to smite the bombers. Heartened by the armada's proud showing the commanding officers determined to try another demonstration over Manhattan en route to Washington, should the weather there turn fair. In any event, Assistant Secretary Davison could point with pride to the Army's getting its 672 planes across...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Real Enemy: Fog | 6/1/1931 | See Source »

Since many of them have been army officers. used to conventional army saddles, they sit back when riding after the ball but when it comes time to hit they hoist themselves out of the saddle and smite amain. As Editor Peter Vischer of authoritative Polo says: "None of them hit from arm chairs." Balding is a long hitter and so are Pat Roark and, proverbially, Lewis Lacey. the Canadian-born Argentine. Richard George is still competing with Aidan Roard for No. 1. Like the U. S. team, the Englishmen have decided not to announce their lineup until the night before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Polo | 8/18/1930 | See Source »

Tycoon had smitten tycoon. The thews and sinews of St. Davids were those of the Chairman of the Buenos Aires & Pacific Railway, Argentine Great Western Railway, Costa Rica Co., etc., etc. When Tycoon Kylsant decided to smite back next day, he entered! the lists as Chairman of the Royal Mail, of the White Star Line and many another line, also as Knight of Justice of St. John of Jerusalem. Rising to address a shareholders' meeting of one of his subsidiary companies the "Lord of the Seven Seas" shook his impressive mane of pure white hair and solemnly declared...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Tycoon v. Tycoon | 7/29/1929 | See Source »

...Smite...

Author: By R. W. P., | Title: THE CRIME | 2/16/1929 | See Source »

Feeling that the American arguments had been lacking in substance, Andrew Haddon of Edinburgh University gave vent to the boast that he would "smite them hip and thigh, and scatter the bones of their arguments to the four winds." The whole contention of the English speakers was that pacifism was a good peace time doctrine, but did not reach the fundamental causes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Victory Gives Winners Lead in International Series | 10/29/1927 | See Source »

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