Word: wings
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...months the U.S. has had a special task force made up of marines, soldiers, sailors, trained for a quick and powerful sally into any trouble that develops on the Atlantic side of the continent. Complete down to transports and an air wing and commanded by the Marines' Major General Holland...
...little boy welcomes his dentist, the U.S. Army last week welcomed big, tough John Daniel Hertz, 62, sent over from his great & good friend Harry Hopkins' wing of the White House to straighten the kinks in the Army's Motor Transport Division. MTD needs 286,000 vehicles, now has only 210,000 of all types; it is also dangerously short of repair stations and spare parts. Straightening these kinks is a businessman...
Back and set for heavy work will be Johnny Page, 167 pound Junior, who is headed for the first team center post until Ayres is ready, Doug Pirnie, last spring's track star, Gordy Lyle, outstanding wing-back prospect, Harry Tine, another wing-back, and George Hibbard, a promising Sophomore tackle...
Still among the missing as far as any contact work is concerned are Ray Guild, a speedy wing-back, Bill Barnes, hot in the competition for the one open end position, Ted Lyman, captain of the sweep-swingers, who is headed for a good year as a blocking back, and Burgy Ayres, last year's star center. Except for Ayres, who was operated on for appendicitis recently, all were slightly injured in last week's scrimmage and should be back soon. Ayres is expected to start the rough stuff by October...
Pappy Shaw's hobby so impressed his fellow educators that last fortnight 97 of them went to his school, danced morning, noon & night. Headmistress Lucy Madeira. Wing, of The Madeira School for girls in Virginia, sprained her knee, but the rest went home unscathed and enthusiastic...