Word: strides
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Stefant, secretary of Local 136, spoke on the concluded terms of the agreement and gave the running history of the strike. Arthur Mason, representative of the workers, thanked the Student Union for their aid in effecting the victory of the cafeteria's employees. He welcomed the event as a stride toward cooperation between town and students...
...knows these Johnny Rebs. They'll be good to watch even in defeat, They're trained to take such things in stride down Charlottesville way. Vag only hopes his willowy Wheaton girl, who hails from Wisconsin, will understand their tactics...
...took all her patience. Main trouble was that, like blind people, he anticipated objects, and consistently hesitated on his third stride toward the jump. She worked out a group of signals: "come on," "ready," "gather for the jump," "hup" for the actual leap itself. Then she taught him to walk up and touch the jump with his breast to judge its height, canter down and turn, settle into his old, familiar stride again. Soon she had him doing high hurdles...
Eliot should take a weak Dunster outfit in stride in the other game. The Elephants, boasting a fast backfield and strong line, have been strengthened this week by the addition of Biff Cunningham, husky guard...
...Sheboygan, Wis., he went shopping there for trucks and trailers. His business done, he started to go home. Just then five Shetland ponies were put on the block. Knowing that his two children pined for a pony, Mr. Meitus decided to buy all five. Once fairly in his stride, he kept on bidding, finally bought the whole circus shebang...