Word: smoothness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Melvin Attig worked hard to overcome Oswegans' animosity. He sang in a church choir, won so many friends that he was elected president of the Oswego Business Men's Club. But at school life was less smooth. Egged on by some still resentful parents, rowdy boys cut Principal Attig's telephone wires, strewed his papers, fired his wastebasket. unhinged doors. All this Principal Attig bore patiently. He cracked no heads, said nothing to parents or school board, tried to solve his problem alone. He also refused a better job. remarking grimly: "I must stay and give Oswego...
...heel, smooth baby, for that is a lie, nor why you had to become one, for that is much too true...
...lynx, the condor, the smooth persimmon...
...been stalled but not stymied at Munich many a Briton was suddenly made aware. An old people, with a long tradition of troubles, the British have an easily recognized traditional trouble-shooting apparatus. With high officials sounding dire warnings, with politicians patching up internal differences, with smooth persuaders out trying to make friends abroad, it looked as though the old apparatus was being oiled up last week...
...story is the same for the rest of the free-stylers: lots of promise, but nothing concrete just yet to smooth the furrowed Ulen brow. Frank Powers will be a good middle-distance man--eventually. Johnny Quinlan and Freddie Griffin are expected to be good for a lot of seconds in the 50 and 100. "One-Breath" MacMaster needs more time for faster 50's. Distance men Ed Hewitt and Bob White are both pluggers who seem to thrive on work, but they've got to show results soon...