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...them all together, and they spell the biggest, boomingest Mother's Day spree (May 14) since Oedipus wrecked Thebes. On the business side, the nation's retailers, urged loudly on by the National Committee on the Observance of Mother's Day, last week were promoting a variety of stunts to pull in the trade: sketching contests of Mom, 25-words-or-less compositions on "I like my Mom because . . ."; prizes for the oldest grandmother, the youngest, the most fecund. On the straight promotion side, organizations were choosing Mothers of the Year from the 50 states, from which...
...Bamford continued the spree at 4:28, picking up a pass from Pete Sieglaff on the right in front of the crease, faking, and stuffing it into the upper left corner of the nets, past an amazed Bowdoin goalie...
Most brokers believed that the heavy speculation was being done by semipro investors who were switching from sound to risky investments (often in the more volatile over-the-counter market) in the hope of a quick killing in the rising mar ket. Bankers, also concerned about the speculative spree, reported a startling number of fund transfers from savings accounts to brokerage firms. Funston's warning slowed the market down a bit; volume slacked off and prices steadied. But by week's end the market was off and running again. It gained 7.05 points for the week to close...
Attack Dave Bohn led the scoring spree with six goals, followed by Pete Sieglaff with five, and Captain Tadhg Sweeney and Grady Watts with three apiece. Watts also had three assists before leaving the contest half-way through the second period with knee trouble. Although offering little competition, the game gave Coach Bruce Munro a chance to empty his bench on the first day of the trip...
Heavily favored by even the most blased pre-match ratings, West lost two of the first three games and fell behind 12-9 in the final before turning on the late spree that won the match. He took five straight points to pick up a 14-12 lead, and then dumped a shot into the tin to make the score 14-13, but won on the next point...