Word: wings
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Berkenmeer society, should become illicit lovers. One day, Tony took her away. He obtained money from Berkenmeer boosters, hostile to Gortion, to form an aviation company. Natalie and he went barnstorming at county fairs, grabbing quick lunches, flying recklessly, with contempt for gaping yokels. Later, Sayles joined them, added wing-walking and parachute-jumping to their bill of feats. Sayles, lonely, asked an institutional woman named Adrienne to join the troupe as his wife; she told him that he was too insane to marry anyone. He brooded; committed suicide by the simple process of jumping from Tony's airplane...
...fast attack with C. R. Lakin '30, met defeat at the hands of Captain "Ding" Palmer's Blue team of last year, breaking the succession of three years' triumphs. Both the Dartmouth and Princeton freshmen have met defeat at the hands of the Yale team. McLennan, right wing, and Nelson, center, the Eli leader, have been the outstanding players of the Blue aggregation...
Humble fishing smacks and rusty tramp steamers last week sailed with the Royal blessing. Centuries of service rendered the Nation in war and peace by commercial ships and fishing fleets were signalized by bringing these vast and wandering squadrons, like other able Empire services, under the honorary wing of the Royal family. The title of Master of the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleet was presented to the Prince of Wales...
...Hallowell '31, substituting for P. H. Watts '31 at right wing, continued to invade the schoolboys' territory, giving the Freshmen a four point lead at the end of the first period...
...first line sextet which will probably start tonight's game is composed of Tudor left wing, Chase, center, Giddens, right wing, W. G. Saltonstall '28, left defense, willard Howard '28, and Joseph Morrill '28, goal...