Word: weathered
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Perfect conditions of weather are necessary for the best playing of the bells, according to the present ringer, Adrian-off, formerly a Russian citizen. On summer evenings they should be heard for over 15 miles. At present the Russian finds practice necessary to recall some of the old tunes which he used to play on similar bells in Russia. Special care must be taken on cold days to warm up the metal by gentle taps, otherwise cracking might easily take place...
Tennis courts on Soldiers Field will be opened for the use of students of the University as soon as weather conditions are favorable, Dennis Enright, caretaker of Soldiers Field stated yesterday. At present the courts are far too wet but as soon as they are well dried out they will be conditioned and made ready...
They have already been worked over once but the present rainy weather rendered them unplayable again. The three courts in the New Indoor Athletic Building are being used now by students in the morning, and may be signed for at Cowles's Tennis and Squash shop...
...weather permits, the courtyard will probably be decorated in suitable fashion. Each member of the house, according to present plans, may invite one or two guests. The price of the tickets is still undecided...
...purposes are to explore the Arctic Ocean floor, to study Arctic currents, temperatures, flora & fauna, to make meteorological observations, to search for an island or stationary ice floe where a weather station might be built, and to thrill Hearstpaper readers. He has radio receiving and sending equipment in the ship, will steadily report the minutiae of his progress, just as the world cruise of Dr. Hugo Eckener's* Graf Zeppelin were reported by him. Lady Grace Drummond Hay and Karl von Wiegand...