Word: bustedly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Went to Your Wedding (Patti Page; Mercury). The sight of a man coming down the aisle "wearing a smile" makes his old girl bust into tears; unquestionably the weepiest item since...
International horse races, like the weather, are something that people talk a lot about but seldom do anything practical about. In recent years, attempts to lure European and South American entries into big U.S. "specials" have proved a bust. The few whose owners took the $50-75-100,000 bait were either not good enough, or they ran far below their home form. Last week, at Maryland's Laurel Park, the job finally got done-in good, if not conclusive, style...
Monopoly. In Milwaukee,. Stripteaser Patricia McQuillan, whose bust, she says, is insured for $50,000 with Lloyd's of London, filed a $25,000 damage suit against a theater operator for "trademark infringement and unfair competition," charging he advertised other dancers under her slogan: "$50,000 Treasure Chest...
...dentist took one look and offered Orsini $100 for his find. The name on the bust was Franklin Simmons, a New England sculptor who had done statues from life of such contemporary heroes as Generals Grant and Sherman and Admiral Farragut. Orsini declined the offer and started checking with museums and with Simmons' niece. He soon discovered that if the Lincoln bust had been done from life, it might be worth $15,000 or more. Orsini dug into his savings for a ticket to Chicago, where he deposited the bust in a bank, hired a lawyer and began hunting...
This week he was still hunting, and still waiting for his $2 bust to turn into a multithousand dollar bonanza. So far, no buyer has made a solid offer. But Barber John Cantarini is taking no chances: after threatening court action on the ground that his wife had sold the bust without his consent, he got Orsini's agreement to an even split...