Word: tested
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...them in the snow-covered orchards, they are hard pressed. Naturally enough, they readily subscribed to the ideas of Dr. Townsend, formed a Townsend Club soon after his something-for-nothing theories reached them. Last week with their club still going strong, Chelan's Townsendites were preparing to test the soundness of their champion's plan...
Bushy-haired Isom Lamb, optimistic supervisor of the Chelan County Townsend Club, started the test in earnest when he deposited $1,000 in the bank to finance it. This week, according to Sponsor Lamb's plans, the test actually began, A 63-year-old idle orchard worker chosen by popular vote at a Townsend dance last week, was given $200 of Sponsor Lamb's fund which he had to spend in Chelan within 30 days. Each dollar was identified as a "Townsend Test Dollar" by a slip of paper pasted to it. Each Chelanite who gets possession...
...queries of U. S. shipnewsmen about danger of war in Europe and whether Britain was in fear of attack. "You Americans are the ones who worry about war in Europe," has been the usual British remark. "In England we think more about the results of our cricket test matches...
...with a cowboy songster who was born in Flatbush but poses as a genuine product of Wyoming. When his nativity is called in question, he is required to prove himself by riding a horse at a rodeo. Having a psychopathic fear of animals, he is able to pass this test only with the aid of a hypnotist. Since Singer Parker not only sings but also acts as if he were in a broadcasting studio. Howdy Stranger gives the impression of being a series of radio skits adapted for the stage of a summer stock company. The cast includes a horse...
...this season, the team has had no acid test, winning both the Green wood Men's Club and Providence Boy's Club meets with the greatest of ease, and the annual Alumni obstacle also caused no difficulty. According to Ulen, these encounters served primarily to give him an idea who's who and what's what; and in general, the squad's performance was very encouraging. Several facts with a slightly pessimistic hue, however, were forcibly revealed...