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Word: weakeness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Second feature and second of the "Blondie" sagas is "Blondie Meets the Ross." From the first of the series, it looked as if Hollywood had found another "Hardy Family" goldmine. But the ore has proved to be pretty weak...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Moviegoer | 6/2/1939 | See Source »

...nightmare hours cramming at Parker-Cramer's knows most of the essential facts. He has even had a stock interpretation of the facts handed down to him. But he cannot twist this interpretation around to answer questions shot from unexpected angles. So he resorts to building a weak bridge from the question to his stock answer, and then proceeds to pour out what he has memorized. In effect he evades the question...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BLUE BOOK BLUES | 5/29/1939 | See Source »

Game fish have three characteristics: 1) thrilling strike, 2) great speed or spectacular leaps when hooked, 3) endurance to make long and repeated surface runs. Most popular with Atlantic anglers is the weak-mouthed weakfish (world's record: 17 Ibs. 3 oz.), least sporty of game fish. From the first of May, when the annual weakfish run starts off Cape Hatteras, they attract thousands of anglers along the saltwater bays, inlets and tidal rivers from Delaware to Long Island. Best weak, fishing spot is Peconic Bay on eastern Long Island where, during June, boats will be as numerous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Seaboarders | 5/29/1939 | See Source »

...third man honored with a first team rating. Wally Liverance at the keystone sack was easily the most polished fielder at his position in House baseball. Many claim for him the title of best fielder in the League, and Wally fully deserves that first string berth despite his rather weak hatting mark...

Author: By Donald Peddle, | Title: Lowell and Adams Each Place Three Men On All-House Nine | 5/26/1939 | See Source »

...gets the nod over hard-hitting Lyford for the post, but the latter is ton good a ballplayer to be omitted from the lineup. Therefore, Lyford goes over to third to edge out a fast-improving teammate, Bellboy Robin Scully, by the slimmest of margins. Scully's stickwork was weak until the last few games of the year but then he came up with a bang...

Author: By Donald Peddle, | Title: Lowell and Adams Each Place Three Men On All-House Nine | 5/26/1939 | See Source »

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