Word: gunness
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...year 1934 progressed," Mr. Singer writes in a rapid style, only exceeded in speed by his machine-gun-like line of talk, "all the cops in the whole Harvard College had my name on their lips. Here was someone who had avoided them for two years and they were mad. They knew I was walking by them every night...
...President John W. Young of Federal Laboratories, Inc. brought gifts for the committee-one wooden model of a Thompson submachine gun, two sample gas bombs, one packet of sickening-gas crystals. On the stand Armsman Young told how in December 1933 he sold President Ramon Grau of Cuba 60 submachine guns while simultaneously negotiating with Colonel Mendieta about another revolution. In return Mr. Young was later retained at $12,000 to reorganize the Cuban police force...
...dark mass grow soft, turn red, increase in volume, bubble into a liquid. "Il miracolo e fatto!" cried the officiant. ''The miracle is made!" The choir sang a Te Deum. The worshippers scrambled up to the altar rail to kiss the reliquary. Outside sounded a nine-gun salute...
Famed for his skill at the start of a race, Skipper Vanderbilt got Rainbow across within five seconds of the gun. Endeavour was a full minute behind. She had first hoisted a double-clew jib, then changed to a Genoa just before the start. On the 15-mile beat that started the 30-mile windward and leeward course, Rainbow tacked first, crossed Endeavour's bow, held her advantage in a tacking duel as they neared the turning buoy, rounded it almost three minutes ahead. Coming back before the wind, both boats broke out parachute spinnakers, took them in when...
...Roanoke, Va., Jesse T. Meadows scrambled up a small tree to shoot a squirrel. On a smooth limb he slipped, fell out of the tree, flung his wrist against the blade of an ax, which sliced off his hand, discharged his gun, which blew off his foot...