Word: swingeing
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...supporters in the house of representatives. In 1932, when Bilbo left office under a cloud of financial troubles, Eastland also got out of politics and began to practice law. The same year he married attractive Elizabeth Coleman, daughter of a Delta doctor. Says Libby: "We got engaged in a swing on the front porch, naturally. How else is it done in the South...
...Come to the Fair!" he calls in one essay. "The Fair of Life is a fine one, even though we may, at times, fall from the swing-boats, or grow dizzy and faint as we ride the galloping, scarlet and gold clad roundabout horses, or fail to win a thing at any of the booths . . ." The booth marked "Modern English Theatre," O'Casey seems to believe, is rigged by a bunch of gyp-artists. First off, there are the critics, "death-or-drivel boys gunning with their gab from their pillboxes . . . those who take a step forward to enthrone...
...Swing Low. In Havant, England, after vigorous debate, the Tavern Licensing Board ruled that taverns may play radios on Sundays, but only if tuned to British broadcasts, complained that foreign stations might play records that are "too high-spirited and jazzy...
...shots. Their chip shots are deadly, and a delight to watch.) Evenings, for all the gin rummy games or the inevitable cocktail parties, the real pros still find it hard to relax. Given an open stretch of carpet, they are likely to grab a club and practice putting or swing at an imaginary ball...
...Titleholders a slight favorite on her record. The tricky course seemed made to order for her careful game. But Patty figured to have trouble with Georgia's own Louise Suggs, 32, current president of the L.P.G.A. and a trim perfectionist on the fairways. With her rhythmic, classical swing, Louise can whip the clubhead around and belt the ball with the assurance of most male pros. Halfway through the 72-hole tournament, Louise Suggs's steady shots had her out in front by one stroke. Behind her, tied for second, were Texan Betty Jameson and South Carolina...