Word: crookes
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Late in 1937, when young District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey was adding a high score of convictions to his reputation as a gang buster, New York City banks were plagued by a series of big-money forgeries. The methods indicated the work of a master crook. The forger had been seen -by bank clerks who cashed the forged checks. But there were no clues, other than that the forger claimed to have an office at No. 39 Broadway...
Said the Manila Chronicle : "One of the most lucrative trades in Manila today is selling Army goods, obtained by hook or crook, at black-market prices. Eating places sell bread, butter and coffee with condensed milk, pies and other delicacies made of materials that can be obtained only from the Army. Small boys roam the streets everyday, peddling candy, cigarets and whatnot bought from G.I.s needing ready cash...
...Lippy") Durocher, umpire-eating manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, was charged with felonious assault on a fan who gave Lippy a piece of lip from the stands. Fan John Christian charged that Durocher and a ball-park guard gave him a working-over after Christian had shouted "Bum" and "Crook...
Thirds: R. A. Pellaton, Jr., stroke; G. H. Leland, 7; R. G. Warren, 6; K. E. Crook, 5; W. Maier, 4; H. P. Hall, 3; J. T. Rich, 2; W. M. Pickles, bow; C. Lipton...
Third Boat: R. A. Pellaton, Jr., stroke; G. H. Leland, 7; 'R. G. Warren, 6; K. E. Crook, 5; W. L. Saltonstall, 4; H. P. Hall, 3; J. T. D. Rich, 2; W. M. Pickles, bow; C. Lipton...