Word: bolsterous
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Acquitted. Samuel Insull, 75, deposed utilities tsar; of a charge that he embezzled $66,000 from one of his holding companies to bolster his brother Martin's stock-trading account; by a jury in Chicago's Criminal Court. It was his second trial & acquittal following the fall of his $3,000,000,000 utilities empire (TIME, Dec. 5 et ante...
...spotlight two sets of facts which had small bearing on the case at hand, large bearing on Mr. Mellon's reputation. One was that in 1931 Mr. Mellon had twice sold stocks short-an entirely legitimate operation except that the Secretary of the Treasury was simultaneously trying to bolster a falling securities market. Private Secretary Johnson explained that, while they were not on deposit with his broker, Mr. Mellon held more than enough shares in his portfolio to cover his short position...
...fastest forward in the world, famed Howie Morenz. So far, he has been of great assistance but his legs, after twelve years of professional hockey, are weakening. A new defenseman, Alex Levinsky, one of the two Jewish players in big-league hockey, joined the team three weeks ago to bolster the defense but the Black Hawks are still shaky when their forwards grow tired. Manager Tommy Gorman who helped them win the Stanley Cup last year has been replaced by Clem Loughlin. Chicago hockey crowds, impatient because the team has done most of its winning away from its home arena...
...much to bolster Prosecutor Wilentz's case. At about 9:10 or 9:15 on the night of the snatching, Col. Lindbergh recalled, he had heard a noise which might have come from the kitchen and remarked to his wife: ''What is that...
Players. Winners of the Stanley Cup last year, the Chicago Black Hawks suffered a blow when their star goalie, Charles ("Chuck") Gardiner, died of a brain tumor last summer. To bolster their scoring attack, the Black Hawks traded Defenseman Lionel Conacher for speedy Forward Howie Morenz of the Montreal Canadiens. Irvin ("Ace") Bailey, Toronto Maple Leaf star who was nearly killed in a game early last season, was still unfit for play last week. The New York Rangers had a crop of new forwards, one of whom is Manager Lester Patrick's Son Lynn, making his professional...