Word: uncork
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Others pointed out that the utility industry had a $3,200,000,000 expansion program, ready to uncork if only the Government would rescind its "death sentence."* Affectionately cheered was white-fringed old Alex Dow, president of Detroit Edison Co., when he pleaded: "To what end is business being guided, anyway? Is investment of their moneys or speculation for profit to be made safe for the stupid and for those overwise in their own conceits- by policing every traveler on that road? Are we to mark the way of the Lord through business laws and ethics according to the specifications...
...Proud Minnesota, whose only defeat this year came at the hands of Nebraska, was expected to wipe out defeats of former years by beating Notre Dame. Instead, fighting all afternoon against great odds, the best Minnesota could do was uncork an extravagant pass, Christiansen to Gmitro to Van Every to King, for one touchdown. Score: Notre Dame 7, Minnesota...
...thing everybody expected from the Labor Party last week when it opened its annual conference in Southport was that it was finally going to uncork its long-bottled plan of giving England Socialism and no more fooling. The only question was: just how strong a Socialist dose was the Party going to offer...
...Longhorn's big game of the year comes this afternoon, one in which they hope to cover themselves and the Southwest Conference with glory, and it is expected that the Texans will uncork a number of surprises for the benefit of their Crimson antagonists. Coach Littlefield last year produced his prize team chiefly by extraordinary development of forward passing and a series of bewildering backfield plays. During the past few weeks Harvard players have been thoroughly drilled in defense against forward passing, and should not be caught napping today...