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Word: solely (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Villain Still Pursued Her" is second on the bill but is its first, and sole, attraction. It is solid, old-fashioned stuff with explanatory asides and soliloquies and even a moral. Anita Louise makes a lovely flower of innocence, but the big black villain (Alan Mowbray) steals the show (his attempts to steal Anita are foiled in time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MOVIEGOER | 10/21/1940 | See Source »

...length, legalistic posters placed in conspicuous places on University property, the sheriff and Aldrich Durant, business manager, stated that the Corporation claimed sole ownership of its property and would resist any claims that the public had obtained an "easement" on the property because of common use of Harvard's paths and driveways...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COLLEGE POSTS REAL ESTATE TO AVOID PUBLIC EASEMENT | 10/15/1940 | See Source »

They did not find any that were satisfactory. So last week Marshall Field's plan to become PM's sole and all-controlling angel was submitted to the stockholders. It provided that: 1) he will form a new company to take over all PM's assets and obligations; 2) he will put up $300,000 to pay back the original stockholders 20? on the dollar; 3) in addition he will provide, for distribution to the old stockholders, a special Class B common stock entitled to a 15% equity in the new company; 4) he will lend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: PM's First $1,500,000 | 10/7/1940 | See Source »

...save democracy by peaceful means are now attacking freedom of discussion in our universities. Two such offences are enough to raise serious suspicion. We may put our confidence in the ability of these men to arm the nation, but we will never let them seize the sole right to speak, think, and act for American democracy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE BULLETIN'S CALL TO ARMS | 10/7/1940 | See Source »

...Bicentennial delegates, all this added up to one conclusion: the sole hope of civilization was the maintenance of its free universities. On that, Pennsylvania had discouraging news. Three years ago it started a drive, to culminate at the Bicentennial, for $12,500,000, to extend its research, strengthen its teaching, build new buildings. Despite the efforts of Thomas Sovereign Gates, onetime Morgan partner who has served the university as president since 1930 without pay, of Philadelphia Banker Joseph Wayne Jr., drive chairman, of Thomas I. Parkinson, president of Equitable Life, and of John Price Jones, high-powered professional fund raiser...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: 200 Years of Penn | 9/30/1940 | See Source »

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