Word: absently
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Tabernacle* at Salt Lake City 8,000 persons rose and roared when Governor Roosevelt entered to speak. Behind him on the platform were ranged the seats of the twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Apostle Reed Smoot, Republican Senator from Utah, was conspicuously absent. The famed organ pealed and the tabernacle choir sang ''Let the Mountains Shout...
Stockholm moviegoers attending the opening of Susan Lennox saw the star's mother, brother, sister-in-law, U. S. Minister John Motley Morehead (whose wife lately bought two famed paintings from the Ivar Kreuger estate). Absent, though in Sweden, was the star: Greta Garbo...
...late lamented Union. He gorged himself well on the fare intended only for the newcomers, carefully avoiding the recognizing eye of his friend, the Adviser in religion. Then he settled himself comfortably in a soft spot to enjoy the fumes of Benson and Hedges, lulled into absent dreams by the pleasant voices of the speakers...
Jacques Dolent took his military service lightheartedly. Better educated than his companions, he was still fancy free, had no light-o'-love waiting outside the barracks to make him absent-minded during drill. But when he met Florence he did not stay intact long. She was model and mistress to an English painter, Dougherty?not much of a man to look at but good with a brush. Florence was getting tired of Dougherty and Jacques was more attractive. She sent Dougherty off on a trip, invited Jacques to spend his leave with her. When his time was up, Jacques...
...Cross and of the League of Nations Society. Bursar Machray had been reported in need of money to cover his brokers' loans. Last week he was arrested, charged with having stolen $47,451 of the University funds. Other charges were to be drawn later. Pleading illness, he remained absent from court under $50,000 bail. Meantime the University's governors announced that next year's tuition would be approximately doubled, salaries reduced by 13%. All scholarship loans, even though the principal is missing, would be paid...