Word: scrapped
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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Burnham also finished his scrap off in about seven minutes. He has been doing a very good job substituting for Jim Redman in the 121 pound slot, garnering five points in both of the first two matches. Redman, however, will probably be able to return to his usual position after mid-years...
...building program in 1938. When war began, the U. S. merchant marine consisted of 2,345 ocean-going vessels of 8,909,892 gross tons and was largely obsolescent. Over 7% of these old ships, which practically had been written off the books and would have been sold for scrap in a few years, now have been sold to England or Canada. At about $50 a ton, owners have received some $31 million-enough for down payments on many a modern freighter just off the ways. Latest shipping firm to take advantage of the favorable trade-in allowance...
Aside from strengthening the team as a whole, this shift of weights was necessitated by the loss of 136 pound the Higgins, Jim pulled a rib in his scrap last Saturday, and will be out of action until at least February...
Johnny Burnham, of last year's Yardling squad, gave the meet a good start by downing Cyrus Kano, of Tech in the 321-pound class. Burnham won the scrap by a reverse body press, in eight and a half minutes just short of the nine minute deadline...
...reports proved false, export was resumed. Although the President failed to mention it, the truth is that large quantities of such war materials as mercury, molybdenum, antimony and tungsten are in the hands of private traders in Mexico, who would be hard hit by an embargo. Oil and scrap iron, practically Government monopolies, will stay on the restricted list, as a gesture of friendship...