Word: drew
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Earnest students were aghast yesterday as a large truck drew up to staid old University Hall labeled light wines and vermouth. They were even shocked as the driver proceeded to toss large bundles nonchalantly to the ground in front of one of the doors...
...they emerged to find rain pouring. They took a taxicab and drove around the block, dropped the Princess Therese de Caraman-Chimay at the Savoy-Plaza, then went on around to the Plaza, just across Fifth Avenue. As their cab paused, waiting an opportunity to turn in, a car drew up alongside. A man with a pistol leaped out, covered the taxi driver. Two others opened the door of the cab and leaned in. One made a grab at a necklace of square-cut emeralds and diamonds, the most obvious item among several hundred thousand dollars worth of jewelry that...
...Secretary of State's entourage, as the Conference drew to a close, defended him from the local U. S. businessmen by putting him to bed "with a slight cold." They warmly said that for a man of his years he had done quite enough, and done it very well. At the final Conference windup, Orator Hull was too hoarse to read his speech and that was done by Mr. Velles: "Peace . . . clear vision. . . . Let us return to our particular problems and duties pledging that we will, individually and collectively, reject the counsels of force. Let us hold...
With unction the Archbishop drew attention to his principal aphorism on the abdication crisis: "Truly this has been wonderful proof of the strength and stability of the Throne...
...back stretch with Special Agent in front at the half mile, Sangreal at the three-quarter. Sangreal was still ahead coming into the stretch when Jockey Peters, moving up on Goldeneye, made his bid. For a split second, it looked like a camera finish. Then Sangreal weakened and Goldeneye drew away-to a six-length lead at the wire, with Sangreal second, Ariel Cross third...