Word: tenders
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Veracruz to Mexico City took on an oil-burning locomotive at Paso del Macho, began to wind its slow way through the rugged uplands toward the 7,400-ft.-high capital. When the train had rumbled half way across Paso Grande Bridge a dynamite explosion slapped the locomotive and tender against the bank of a 40-ft. ravine, tumbled two wooden sleeping cars to the ravine's bottom. Oil from a tank caught fire and flames engulfed the wreckage. A man pinned in the debris pleaded in vain to be shot as the conflagration approached him. Final count...
...would continue. But Crooner Rudy Vallée, who has long been on notably bad terms with Producer White, protested. In the resulting argument, Vallée called White two mildly vulgar names. Without ado, the agile little onetime hoofer hit Vallée square on the nose-a tender spot ever since its reconstruction by plastic surgery in 1933. Said Mr. Vallée's attorney: "Rudy would have killed him if they hadn't stopped the fight. George White is a Maxie Baer. He has had too much night life...
...Once We Had a Child is a tragedy of sombre hue. But it is a lengthy book (631 pp.) and long before the shades begin to close in, light-minded readers could find all that they were looking for in the way of hearty anecdote, curmudgeonly character and tender sentiment. Author Fallada thinks it his finest book, and critics who looked down long noses at Little Man were inclined to agree with...
...grows older he becomes acquainted with the problems of puberty and sex, but passes through this period with little difficulty because of his father's frank advice. The puppy-love stage is treated with all the seriousness it deserves and when Andrew falls from grace at the rather tender age of 16 he is orientated by his father and helped rather than hurt. This close understanding of father and son is present throughout the volume in almost too perfect harmony, but Marks appears to be looking back and seeing how the situation should have been...
...third defense pair would have placed well on most any other team we played." But in spite of its losses, the Crimson squad will begin the coming season with as good material as any of the other league members. Stubbs' toughest problem is to find a good net-tender, and the outcome of the season may depend on his success here. The solution of this and other problems we now leave to those to whom it belongs, the 1937 squad, Joe Stubbs, and the hands of Fate...