Word: drove
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...seduction, according to Vivian MacMillan, consisted in Premier Brownlee's telling her that illness had caused Mrs. Brownlee, who had borne him two strapping sons, to become his wife in name only and that this drove him nearly frantic. "He told me he needed me as a pal," testified Miss MacMillan. "I told him that if I did such a thing it would be a sin. He told me that he could not go on as Premier of Alberta unless I would give in to him. I seemed to be under a spell. He seemed to be playing with...
...home. Suddenly a 9-year-old youngster darted in front of the machine. Senator Norris swerved, braked-but too late. The front wheel of the car passed over the boy's body, killed him. Senator & Mrs. Norris attended the funeral, were cleared by a coroner's jury, drove carefully on toward McCook...
...born a son, Joseph, who went to Harvard and became a baseball player. After graduation in 1912, Joe turned down a job in the big leagues to try his hand in business. He and a friend bought a sightseeing bus for $1,200. The friend drove while Joe barked. They not only paid for their investment, but in the course of three seasons Joe cleared about $5,000. On the strength of that Joe married Rose, the daughter of John F. Fitzgerald, another good democratic politician who at the time was Mayor of Boston. Today there are nine young Kennedys...
There Governor Cross of Connecticut came forward with outstretched hand to greet Harvard Alumnus Roosevelt. Through crowded streets the visitors drove to Yale's auditorium, Woolsey Hall, to attend the University's 233rd Commencement. While an orchestra played the overture to Die Meister singer, the President, leaning on his son's arm, marched upon the platform in black gown and took his seat among notables. One by one Yale's graduate students were given their degrees. William Lyon ("Billy") Phelps, himself unexpectedly presented with a doctorate of laws by President Angell, turned to citing the University...
...from Fort Belvedere that H. R. H. drove over last week to Windsor Castle and to Fort Belvedere he drove back. Instead of golfing on his 40th birthday he donned overalls, took up a hoe and worked up a sweat among the vegetables of his bachelor garden...