Word: sternly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...foggy as Narragansett Bay fortnight ago when Coast Guard launch 290 sprayed the Black Duck with machine gun fire, killing three of her four occupants, were the facts of this latest episode in Federal liquor suppression. Agreed: the Black Duck was a rumrunner with 500 cases aboard; her stern was peppered with bullets from C. G. 290. Coast Guard claim: a siren first warned the Black Duck to stop; she tried to escape; a one-pound shot failed to halt her; machine gun fire was a last resort; the Black Duck either veered her course or rose on a wave...
...years of its existence the automobile has had few revolutionary changes in appearance. The airplane put such terms as "wind-resistance" and "streamline" into auto manufacturers' mouths. The speed boat's influence may be observed in the stern of many modern racy roadsters. But most limousine designers still seem to think that their job is to produce a nostalgic reminder of the grand days of the landau and victoria...
...from many a famed cinemactress, socialite, banker, clown. Newsreaders, grown weary of such commercial fanfare, frequently flip past pages in their periodicals and newspapers which bear gaudy, bought accolades. But last week in the sedate New York Times many a reader paused before a full-page advertisement bearing a stern, well-known face and signature. Ambassador Charles Gates Dawes was tendering a testimonial to the Times. Said he: "The New York Times has reached its commanding position of influence in the country because of a conviction on the part of the public that in its editorial and news policy...
Summary of the fourth and final round: Stark defeated J. M. Miller (Y), 54 moves: E. B. Smullyan '32, defeated G. D. Knopf (Y), 29 moves: Robinson defeated J. H. Koch (P), 53 moves: Saron defeated D. A. Stern (P), 44 moves: O. E. Grace (Y), defeated R. K. Farnham (P), 45 moves; D. C. Forbes (P), defeated J. F. Durand (Y), 40 moves...