Word: stoutly
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...British War Relief Society distributed 1,200 stout paper bags labeled B. W. R. S.. containing wool, knitting needles, directions for making sweaters, socks, mittens...
...Japanese advanced on many fronts. Short, stout, bald, jolly Vice Foreign Minister Masayuki Tani, whom the Japanese like to call a "French-type diplomat," and short, popeyed, acid Foreign Office Spokesman Yakichiro Suma, whose diplomacy smacks more of the German, had much to say after each advance...
After this reprieve at dawn, the submarine dived, vanished. The Washington, without waiting to ask questions, steamed ahead, lifeboats still hanging on her stout sides. Not until the ship was well away from the scene did Captain Manning slow down to empty the boats. After all were brought back aboard, the Washington sighted another submarine. Taking no chances on his blinker this time, anxious Captain Manning worked an old sea trick by turning tail on the sub at such an angle that the Washington sailed toward the sun and its rays blinded the possible pursuer, which soon disappeared...
President Martin Withington Clement, 58, stout Union Pacific President William Martin Jeffers, 64, in Omaha celebrated 50 years working on the railroad...
...over the sea west of Namsos roared a wide swarm of Germany's deadliest aircraft of all; Junkers Ju.87 dive-bombers ("Stukas"), which had not been given a major workout since they pulverized prostrate Poland. These speedy, relatively small single-motored ships have stout wings to pull them out of long, steep power dives at 430 m.p.h. Their crews are specially trained to stand the pressures of such performance. They carry only one 1,100-lb. or two 500-lb. bombs. These they aim by pointing the plane's nose at the target during its screaming dive. Theory...