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There were also some noteworthy poet ry roundups: John Crowe Ransom's Selected Poems; W. H. Auden's Collected Poems; David Morton's Poems 1920-1945. Bolts of Melody, though it came pretty much from the bottom of Emily Dickinson's bureau drawer, was indispensable to those interested in one of the rarest and most mysterious of the 19th Century talents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Poetry, Dec. 17, 1945 | 12/17/1945 | See Source »

...wail of bagpipes announced the arrival of four kilted veterans, bearing aloft a haggis, "great chieftain o' the puddin' race." Behind them, a kilted soldier carried a sheathed dirk at the salute, closely followed by a proud bearer holding on high a bottle of King's Ransom Scotch whiskey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canada: QUEBEC: Back to Normal | 12/10/1945 | See Source »

...soccer lineup for the Tufts game: g Arias, rf Reckis, lf Ransom, ch McKinney, rh Ruibal, lf Seamons, ol Chen, il Chun, cf Miller, ir Azcarraga, or Dawson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SOCCER TEAM TO FACE TUFTS; HARRIERS IN TRIANGULAR RACE | 10/5/1945 | See Source »

...whose one single-engined Beechcraft biplane has been successfully making the 286-mile loop from Denver through northwestern Colorado since July 24. On each trip it must fly through five mountain passes higher than 9,000 feet (highest: Corona Pass, 11,680 ft.). Other lines now operating are Massey & Ransom, and the Pueblo Air Services. Colorado Airlines, Inc. operated for three months this spring, has been discontinued because, like the rest of the lines, it lost money. But it is sure the line would be profitable with bigger and better planes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: CAB Goes West | 9/18/1944 | See Source »

...himself on the way home. He is infuriated if anyone suggests that his health is delicate. He has high blood pressure, but claims to enjoy it. He views most of his in-laws with tolerance, but would not live with any of his descendants for a prophet's ransom...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: The Fishbergs and Borodkins | 4/17/1944 | See Source »

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