Word: nicking
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...ledgers, he planned to marry on Thanksgiving Day. But last week Otto Van Derck spent what was to have been his wedding day in jail. He had confessed to aiding and abetting two of his B customers in a $54,000 swindle. His confession cracked in time's nick a dazzling plot to gut a life insurance company with $70,000,000 of policies in force...
...course the loss of Kuziora leaves Doc Anderson without any outstanding backs except Eddie Britt, Nick Morris, Jim Hobin and Andy Callan, and the Holy Cross mentor will have to work hard for the rest of the week getting these youngsters, some of whom played only 59 minutes of the game last year, in shape for the fray...
Speaking of museums, brings to mind a touching little item in the history of Fogg Art Museum's publicity efforts. It seems that the directors of the Fogg arranged for an exhibit of native African jewelfy, ceremonial masks, fetish figures, and other nick knacks so dear to the home-loving jungle resident. A report of the exhibit appeared in several newspapers...
...commit suicide when the insurrection failed. Dr. Rintelen was convalescent last week and Director Apold was supposed to know something about an attempt by Nazis to kidnap Rintelen out of his hospital ''because he knows too much." This attempt Vienna police foiled in time's nick. Last week Director Apold, who may yet hang with Dr. Rintelen, made not the smallest protest as the Government confiscated $70,000 worth of his goods, in effect stamped Styria's revolt "Paid...
Though numerous attempts were made on his life Rico survived them all. His narrowest escape was when for a while he turned vegetarian, became cowlike and contented. Lured in time's nick from this pitiable state by a fat, juicy steak, he "saw the world again as it is, not as it should be," called out the firing squad to execute a fresh batch of enemies. At the height of his power Dictator Rico mysteriously disappeared, leaving his country once more a prey to real life...