Word: hook
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...TRIAL OF MARY DUGAN?A blooming blonde from the Follies wriggles off the hook of murder in J;he first degree (TIME...
...from New York to Santander, Spain. Two classes will race: boats 35 to 55 ft. on the waterline and boats over 55 ft. Many of the notable craft from Eastern harbors are entered including the Aloha, Atlantic, etc. The Atlantic, owned by Gerard B. Lambert (Listerine) holds the Sandy Hook to the Lizard (an English lighthouse) record; 12 days, four hours...
...close to edition time, were quick to pick up last week a brief story about Harry Kaufman, leading Elk. Mr. Kaufman, lacking a nickel, became infuriated because he could not attract central's attention from a Manhattan pay station booth. He wrenched off the mouthpiece; twisted the receiver hook; all but tore the box from the wall...
...answer probably lies in the contagious thrill which all newspaper work holds. Most of us, at one time or another, after deciding that after all we didn't want to be a policeman or drive the rear end of a hook and ladder truck, evolve the theory that we are natural born newspaper men. And there is a bit of the journalist in many of us. A CRIMSON competition helps to show how much...
GENTLE THUD AS RECEIVER AT OTHER END IS REPLACED ON THE HOOK...