Word: strains
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...pound crew by three lengths in the race Saturday afternoon over the regulation Henley course. The Black and White crew was a half length ahead after the first half-mile when the 150 crow's No. 7 man caught a minor crab and although he recovered from it the strain later caused the rigger to break, making the car utterly useless. The time for the winning boat was seven minutes and seventeen seconds for the mile and five-sixteenths...
...naturally a great strain on the Hollywood song writers to keep on producing hits, and if they fail to do so on one or two occasions, they can hardly be condemned as any worse than human. There is Mr. Bing Crosby, Baxter, Vallee, and several others who appear periodically in films which should have song hits. Mr. Baxter had the best luck of all when he started out in "42nd Street." Mr. Crosby has also been awarded a number of highly acceptable tunes such as "Please," "Love Thy Neighbor," "Here Lies Love." "Stand Up and Cheer" is equipped with pleasant...
Peterson's play is noteworthy because he was naturally under a nervous strain, competing against the 75 already chalked up by Chester Birch, captain of the Dartmouth team...
Reason No. 2 for the slow outlay is that PWA has spent only $803,000,000 of the $3,300,000,000 appropriated. The rest of the expenditure is postponed, but for the time being delay eases the strain on government finances...
...meat into quarters. Put meat in pickling and leave for three days. Cut onions in small pieces and put them in pan until they are golden brown. Add flour. Brown the meat in separate pan. then add to onions and flour. Add "stock." Stir in a small amount of strained tomatoes. Remove the meat from the pan. Strain the gravy. Thicken it with sour cream and flour. Pour this over meat and serve...