Word: checking
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Once Mr. Cohen suggested that since there were two Robert S. Cohens at Yale, it might all be a mistake. Dean DeVane then told Mr. Cohen that he would check with "the files" and make sure. Since the informant's report had been oral, this additional information could only have been available in the "files" of some home office...
Provost Furniss, in a personal interview, at first stressed the fact that the informant had been an individual. But later, he made such remarks as: "So we called them back just to check...
...Dear Mrs. Shanks," it said, "When I was in Cincinnati this spring my helpers informed me that you are a deserving lady who works hard on the night shift . . . and that you have a tough time raising your nine children . . . but you never complain ... So here's a check for $100." The letter and check were signed "Santa Claus...
Sophie Shanks had no idea who Santa Claus was, and the check, drawn on a Los Angeles bank, gave only an incomplete clue. The bank could only say that there really is a Santa Claus, but it was honor-bound not to tell his name. With some misgivings (it feared that Santa Claus' signature was too easy to forge), the bank had opened the account for a Californian who drew from it regularly to send gifts to Sophie Shankses around the country. Said Bank Manager Frank K. Galloway: "Santa Claus is a reputable citizen who wants to do nice...
...opposite. They argued that any rise would scare the bears into "covering" (i.e., buy in the stocks they sold short), thus give the market an added boost. On the other hand, if the market dropped further, the bears would also buy so they could take their profits, thus check the drop...