Word: whining
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Good shots in The Battle's battle: white uniforms on the bridge flapping against a grey sky in what seems to be a mingled whine of wind and speeding turbines; the commander getting the enemy's range again & again in his finder, announcing it in a flat singsong; one gun turret after another reporting "Ready"; a lone survivor in one gun turret groping to the telephone for instructions; sailors, protected by masks and helmets, staggering about in fume-filled turrets, loading the guns (see cut, p. 44). The battle is bitter and bloody. When it is over...
...were left: Gregory Mangin, chunky, quick-footed champion, and Lester Stoefen, willowy 6 ft. 32 in. Californian having his first try at the national indoor competition. Stoefen blazed dazzling serves, made his backhand whine with deadly effect, won nine straight games. Mangin speeded up, caught and passed Stoefen. When he was within one point of winning the second set and tying the match, his serve broke the frame of Stoefen's racquet. But a footfault was called and he had to serve over. From that point on. Stoefen won his way through to become the new indoor champion. Score...
...imaginary interview with Mark Hanna by Thomas Beer, making the point that Hanna would have thought present-day Capitalists were weaklings to go sniveling to the Government about their fortunes. In his day strong men "hunted fortunes as if they were bears. . . . We didn't whistle-and then whine to 'em. ... An individualism that squalls for protection from its own mistakes ain't even as respectable as one that bought votes and slugged its way into power with a gun in its hand...
...Lakehurst radio station heard the Akron's "all well." Communication was difficult. A Northeaster was whipping the Jersey coast; the crackle of lightning drowned the whine of radio's dots & dashes. At 10 p.m. the airship again reported her position. That was the last message heard from the U. S. S. Akron...
...Sept. 13-14, Oct. 11-12, and so on around the calendar of the Polar Year's afternoon twilight, night and morning, each station will waft into the air a big rubber balloon. Hanging from many a balloon will be a small wireless transmitter whose whine will indicate which way the wind blows, to men listening at wireless direction-finders...