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Word: toms (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...damnable dastard. One by one, Democratic colleagues of Alfred Elliott left their seats near him. Had he pressed for a vote, Bud Gearhart could doubtless have caused Democrat Elliott to be the first Representative formally censured (called to the well for a wigging by the Speaker) since Tom Blanton of Texas in 1921, who wangled into the Record, in an extension of remarks, a string of obscenities so vile that they had to be expunged from the permanent Record, torn out of the Congressional Library's temporary copy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CONGRESS: Work Undone | 5/15/1939 | See Source »

Crimson ace Tom Healey is Floyd Stahl's choice to face the Green. Healey has twirled the home forces to 4 of their 5 loop victories this season, and narrowly lost in last Saturday's affair, as he limited Dartmouth to 7 hits, fanned 3, and passed only...

Author: By Theodore R. Barnett, | Title: Cindermen Journey to New Haven Strongly Favored; Nine Seeks Indian Scalps, EIL Leaa | 5/12/1939 | See Source »

Meanwhile, the industry's tough guys profited from production at over 50% of capacity. Bethlehem, biggest among Little Steelmakers, jumped its profit 142% over the first quarter in 1938. Steelmaster Tom Girdler's Republic Steel, No. 3 in the industry, earned $532,899 against $3,062,564 lost in the same quarter last year. National Steel, No. 5, still led the bigger fellows, however, earning more on its ingot capacity (71? per ton) than any of them, twice as much as in the first quarter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Earnings | 5/8/1939 | See Source »

Dartmouth's Varsity baseball team came through with three booming hits off Tom Bealey in the pinches at Hanover Saturday afternoon, while the Crimson left runner after runner stranded on the sacks thus shoving Floyd Stahl's nine into second place in the E. I. L. on the short end of a 5 to 3 count...

Author: By Donald Peddle, | Title: Stahlmen Fall to Second Place In E.I.L. by Failing in Pinches | 5/8/1939 | See Source »

Healey was pitted against Indian ace, Chief Wonson, and Tom ran into trouble right from the start. His control wasn't quite what it can be, and the Indians made him work pretty hard. Hanna opened up by drawing a pass, and then Gus Broberg exploded the first ball pitched to him for a home run into some broken down right field bleachers...

Author: By Donald Peddle, | Title: Stahlmen Fall to Second Place In E.I.L. by Failing in Pinches | 5/8/1939 | See Source »

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