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Word: steps (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Although strong, forceful, and courageous steps should have been taken by the United States many years ago, there is still hope that a world catastrophe may be avoided if only we step into the breach now. Great Britain tried to enforce sanctions on an Italy condemned by the League of Nations, and she had her fingers badly burnt, because the nations of the world did not have the moral courage or intelligent foresight to see that Britain's cause would ultimately be their's. It seems reasonably sure that no nation will again try to punish an agressor, unless...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AGAINST WAR | 10/7/1937 | See Source »

Before the Vagabond left the cockpit to return home; a Nantucketer who had been reckoning; the lines of his boat, shuffled his feet and spat over the wharf as though he wanted to step down and talk. The Vagabond hailed him to come aboard. The old salt accepted, and soon they were swapping tales such as only fishermen and sailors can. As the man, his face a grey stubble and his eyes reflecting a quiet pride, forgot the Cambridge puppy squatted before him and became absorbed in his own, other world, there unrolled a story...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Vagabond | 10/6/1937 | See Source »

Fats Waller left the dressing room and shouted for the elevator to take him up to his own room again. As he was about to step inside, the faint sounds of an insane, improvised jam tune wafted his way. He shook his massive head with pleasure, waggled an enormous after-deck, and croaked at his interviewer, "Yah-man! De joint is jumpin...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Fats' Waller, Lightfooted Leviathan of Swingin', Gives Unsolicited Jam Session | 10/4/1937 | See Source »

...Commodity Exchange Administration, charging "major manipulation." C.E. A. Chief J. W. T. Duvel cracked back with a stinging rebuke : "Every time there is a price rise or fall, there is an outcry from those who lose money." Two days later, however, having already tripled margins and taken the unusual step of ordering traders to reveal their market positions without easing the strain, the Chicago Board of Trade suspended trading in September corn, ordered all deals settled at a price of $1.10½ a bu. It was the first time since 1918 that such emergency action had been necessary to halt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Corn Corner | 10/4/1937 | See Source »

...good thing. One hundred and ninety pounds, one of the fastest men out there, and a pretty good football player in his own right, Williams could he an All-American soccer goalie. But last year he had his post on a cinch. This year he'll have to step around a bit. Sammie Merrill, captain of the 1940 Freshman booters, wants the job. So does Henry Riecken who saw a lot of soccer balls as Jayvee net minder last year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining them Up | 10/1/1937 | See Source »

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