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...this analogy was not allowed, a suggestion previously made by the Secretary of War was adopted. Under orders of June 18, Rains was assigned to the river defenses, where the use of torpedoes was 'clearly admissible.' A time was to come when his 'sub-terra shells' were a welcome adjunct of the Richmond defenses...
...Iraq, a toy shop of the 14th Century was unearthed. It was stocked with 400 tiny terra-cotta figures wearing Moslem soldier costumes...
With this triumph over the Fascist-minded National (Blanco) Party, acceptance of a new Constitution drafted by President Baldomir seemed a certainty. It would replace the outworn Constitution promulgated eight years ago after a coup d'état by the late President Gabriel Terra, which gave minority parties a disproportionate voice in public affairs...
Least-known of the Green starters is quarterback John Burroughs, a Sophomore who weighs 215 and towers six feet, two inches above terra firma. He is a good blockers, but hasn't had too much experience. And Freshmen Larry Bartnick, Dale Armstrong, and Jack Sayers, all of whom did yeoman work against little Miami of Ohio, round out the Green backs, a formidable set of pigskin toters...
Usually hopeful of being able to work up a little conventional froth over spirited Mrs. Hutchins' unconventional work, Chicagoans could do nothing but admire Young Mother. The artist's other offerings-terra cotta heads and oil paintings-were sober, sound and slight. Views of the University of Chicago's Hutchins family-especially of Daughter Franja-were plentiful. The artist portrayed her striking self as long-necked, with large black eyes, long black hair simply bobbed, a long and narrow face. Her husband was rendered with a brooding face against a red background...