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...without vanity. He'd be dozing in his stall and some visitors would arrive. He would rouse himself, get to his feet and give them that look of the eagles-lofty and over their heads you know. But he'd let me push him or pull him around. Of course there was a little cupboard love involved-I always had something in my pocket...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Horse-Sculptor Chap | 8/11/1947 | See Source »

...addition to this amount, $11,101 was turned over to charity. Nearly $3,890 was advanced to pull various class activities...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Council Fiscal Report Shows Policy Change | 8/5/1947 | See Source »

...type nozzles. "Turning disks inside the nozzles," White said "atomize the water and create a stream of fog which extends 20 feet." In especially close work the fireman can turn on a protective spray which provides a water shield. A five ton winch which can be used to pull down walls and for hauling cars out of rivers is another feature of the new engine...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Fog Engine Wet Blankets Oil Fires | 8/5/1947 | See Source »

...small, bespectacled, inconspicuous man, he sits in a dingy office in a dingy building, hiding behind the union's figurehead president, Will Lawther. He lives quietly in suburban Kenton. His power grows. He has distributed Communists in key positions throughout his union, is now trying hard to pull members from Ernie Bevin's Transport and General Workers into his own union...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Old Jim Horner's Boy | 7/28/1947 | See Source »

...three-quarter pole, Assault was 17 lengths behind the pace-setting Natchez, who liked the sloppy going, and Stymie was five lengths behind Assault. Coming into the stretch, it happened. A couple of mud-spattered horses seemed to pull away from the other trailers. From the finish line the leader looked like Assault, and cheers went up from the crowd. Actually, it was Stymie. He had overtaken Assault, and with thundering strides passed him. Then he took after Natchez and beat him by a neck at the finish of the 1⅜ mile grind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Stretch Runner | 7/28/1947 | See Source »

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