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Word: took (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Then Dick Harlow voiced a few of his opinions on wasting time in general, on pall-bearers and their place on the grid-iron in particular. He spoke in a modulated tone and his language was not strong, just very clear. Then the scrimmage recommenced and rapidly took on the aspect of a track meet. At its close, Harlow pronounced it a highly satisfactory workout. Nor are many more practices likely to begin sluggishly in the near future...

Author: By Donald B. Straus, | Title: CLEAR WORDS OF HARLOW SPEED UP SLOW SCRIMMAGE | 10/6/1937 | See Source »

George put his hands to his head, and took them away covered with blood. Professor Conant, who happened to be nearby, rushed him to the Hygiene Building to be bandaged up. Today he is back at his job but not by much...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FALLING BRONZE BUST INJURES OWN SUBJECT | 10/5/1937 | See Source »

...usual Jaakko's troubles can be laid partly to last June's graduation, for it took the two point-winners of the last contest. The 1936 November run over the hilly course at New Haven was won by Yale's Captain Wilbur T. Woodland. In third place came Hayden Channing '37, and Henry Marcy '37. With these two men gone, there remain a handful of hopefuls, but no winning performers. Captain for this year is John W. Erhard of Boston. Erhard ran very well against Yale last year, and showed deserved improvement by his third place in the mile race...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lining Them Up | 10/5/1937 | See Source »

...triumph of nursing and nourishing they brought back alive 1,500 beasts of the field, forest and jungle, best of all 19 birds of paradise, two blue sheep, a Sumatran wild dog, four giraffes from the Sudan, and for Susie an eligible young husband named Wrestler who took delight in shaking hands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Mann's Ark | 10/4/1937 | See Source »

...since Thomas Montgomery Howell tried unsuccessfully to corner corn six years ago has the Chicago grain market witnessed such a knockdown battle as took place last week. Though the nation's corn bins will soon overflow with the biggest corn crop since 1932, corn supplies last week were very low because last year's carryover was the smallest of this century. With deliveries of September corn futures due on Sept. 30, longs had the best opportunity in many a harvest moon to soak shorts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Corn Corner | 10/4/1937 | See Source »

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