Word: snow
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...satisfaction with the worth of Hannes Schneider as an instructor lies in the fact that in 1927, though I had never before seen a ski-binding, I managed to beat all others at Dartmouth except one member of the team in the slalom. Before snow fell I had found a book of excerpts from Schneider's The Wonders of Skiing in the library, had absorbed the feel of his technique from the photographs without understanding one word of the German text...
...seemed to halt, for the advertisement was still running daily at last week's end when a third advertisement was inserted. It read: "Mable-We have received your communications. Police have not intercepted them. Channels are entirely clear. Your instructions will be followed. We are ready-Ann." With snow and subfreezing temperatures descending on the Northwest, police and G-Men, fearing for the safety of young Charles, who was lightly clothed and wearing bedroom slippers, reentered the case in earnest. From Washington Chief J. Edgar Hoover of the F. B. I. sent his chief assistant, Harold Nathan, to take...
...property in Weinan had intimidated the kidnappers in Sian. Exactly the opposite was the claim of Australian "Adviser" William H. Donald, who had advised both the Kidnapper and the Kidnappee in Sian and holds a most ambiguous position. He claimed that the Government bombers, but for heavy fog and snow over Sian during an entire week, would have dropped bombs with indiscriminate abandon all over the place and might have killed the Kidnappee instead of forcing the Kidnapper to disgorge...
...Boston and Maine Railroad announced tonight that a weekend snow train would be run to Franconia Notch if conditions are satisfactory. The first snow train of the year, scheduled for last weekend was postponed owing to poor snow conditions...
Wellesley's experiment will mark the first Winter Sports Carnival held by a girls' college. It will feature competition in which the girls and their guests may compete. One of the highlights will be the judging of the snow sculpture by the Art Department, aid having been sent by Dartmouth...