Word: gracing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...figures have been preferred by the Dean's office to indicate just what proportion of the 1935 gridiron outfit has profited by the new requirements, but the word of reputable authority would place the number at a round sum. The fact of no probation at midyears and the added grace of revised language and distribution requirements have all gone to help Coach Harlow's cause in building up a creditable Harvard football team next fall...
...however, learned his lesson. Thereafter police found him friendly, co-operative-in return grew less inquisitive about his methods. He got back $200,000 worth of stolen property for Wanamaker's department store, a $40,000 pearl for Mrs. Joshua S. Cosden, jewels worth $81,000 for Singer Grace Moore, made another retrieve from the famous Sitamore loot. Soon he had 20 operatives working for him, was earning $25,000 per year. Local police were grateful for the effort and embarrassment he saved them. And then, last year, Congress passed the National Stolen Property Act making interstate transportation...
...Newcastle, Ireland, 64 temperamental lady golfers gathered to play for the British championship. Agitation overcame the only U. S. entrant, Grace Amory of West Palm Beach, in her match against the French champion, Francine Tollon. On the 10th green she flopped on the ground, squeaked "oh my, how exhausting the tight matches are," lost on the 17th. Sheep-faced Diana Fishwick, who was champion in 1930, broke the course record in a qualifying round, got put out of the tournament by one Clarry Tiernan who, perturbed by her achievement, ran to hide in the dressing room. Before the final...
...Nazi prosecutor this was treason and worse. "You started your letter: 'Let God's grace be with us,' " cried he. "How did you dare commit such blasphemies to cover up common smuggling? I have not seen anything to equal it even in cases of Jewish and Galician grafters...
...remained for Bethlehem's Eugene Grace, who also heads the Steel Institute, to cover the whole field of steel antagonism toward the New Deal. He lashed out at the Banking Bill, the Public Utility Bill, the Social Security Bill, the Guffey Coal Bill, the 30-hour-week Bill. "It is about time we had a little old-fashioned economy, that we encouraged efficiency and thrift," cried the steelmaster who received a $1,600,000 bonus...