Word: ton
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...western Pacific tonnage greater than the total Japanese tonnage. But the chief effect of Japan's naval ambitions is to encourage qualitative rather than quantitative competition from the other powers. Example: Having heard rumors that Japan is building two giant battleships of between 40,000 and 46,000 tons, the British forthwith planned the Lion and Temeraire, each 40,000 tons, and the U. S. drew plans for two 45,000-ton battleships, most powerful in history...
After liquidating much that was unprofitable, Judge Shearn tried to squeeze more profit out of paying properties, to turn a profit with those that were doubtful. But the troubles that beset all publishers in 1938 nearly ruined Hearst. Newsprint went from $42.50 to $50 a ton, upping the Hearstpapers' bill by $5,000,000. Advertising revenue dropped 25%, a staggering $10,000,000 a year. Circulation fell off. In June 1938 Hearst Consolidated passed its dividend. In July the first Hearst subregency fell...
...World's Fair luncheon for visiting mayors in Manhattan Amos 'n' Andy (Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll) broadcast an extracurricular skit. Amos: "De emblem o' de fair is really bee-yutiful. Dat tall tower reminds me of de Washin'ton monument; an' dat big ball reminds me. . . ." Andy: ". . . of Jim Farley's haid." They were followed by New York City's little Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia, who assumed an accent and ad-libbed: (As Amos) "No mail today. ... I knew you should'n'a made dat crack about Jim Farley...
Over the back bar in the saloon run by Antonio Michelangelo Leonardo da Vinci Galento in Orange, N. J. there hangs a sign saying: JOE LOUIS IS A BUM. Two-ton Tony Galento-a lumpy, hog-fat heavyweight who won a sort of succès d'estime last year by bowling over fever-racked Nathan Mann faster than Joe Louis did-has been snarling defiance at Louis ever since scheming Fight Manager Joe Jacobs took him over three years ago. For the seven years before that, Tony Galento, who trains on beer and does his road work...
...ARBOR, Mich.--Charles B. Hoyt, University of Michigan track coach who has guided the Wolverines to 11 out of 16 possible Big Ton conference titles, announced tonight he is resigning to become head track coach at Yale...