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Word: contesters (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1940
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...work smoothly together, unanimous on all important points, remained to be seen. On one point they were in complete agreement. Day after their appointment they called upon the U. S. public "to recognize the full gravity of the crisis . . . pull off their coats and roll up their sleeves. . . . The contest which produced this crisis is irreconcilable in character and cannot be terminated by any methods of appeasement." With Bill Knudsen's "terrible urgency" becoming more actual every day, the Big Four's teamwork would be visible very soon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DEFENSE WEEK: Big Four | 12/30/1940 | See Source »

...stands to reason that some men in this world would scorn such baubles as medals for deeds heroic or otherwise, and would look for greater recognition, such as their place in history. This TIME has furnished with its Man of the Year contest each December, and the scramble for this honor is what has made the present large crop of dictators and brought the world to its present sorry plight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 23, 1940 | 12/23/1940 | See Source »

...game was almost a duplicate of last year's contest which Harvard won 51 to 38. The ball moved so fast and furiously that a large number of fouls were called, causing officials Newell and Murphy to be reprimanded on numerous occasions by the partisan capacity audience...

Author: By A.edward Rowse, | Title: QUINTET TOPS AGILE HUSKIES IN 51-33 WIN | 12/19/1940 | See Source »

...Hard Contest Expected...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ST. PAUL'S MEETS UNBEATEN '44 SIX | 12/19/1940 | See Source »

Jack Barnaby's varsity squash team nosed out a graduate aggregation in an "A" League match yesterday afternoon, 3 to 2. Number one man, Gallen Felt '42 was thrown for a decisive loss by Jim Rousmaniere 1L, who took the contest...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Squash Varsity Downs Graduate Five, 3 to 2 | 12/18/1940 | See Source »

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