Word: palmed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...entered into real estate and merchandising deals that involved millions. Many a feature article has described quick-speaking, efficient, firm-jawed Mr. Schulte who took no vacation for 24 years and said his only hobbies were "business and family." Although of late Mr. Schulte has taken many vacations to Palm Beach, and learned to play games, his name has remained a symbol of hard-earned wealth...
...holdup, three bombings occupied the attention of Chicago police last week. Hold-Up. Into the gay, smoke-filled ball room of the Palm Gardens road house came six young men with familiar faces. It was their fifth visit. Dutifully the swaying guests lined up along a wall, dutifully handed over $1,700 in cash, $7,500 in jewelry. But eager to please, the "baron robbers" this time added an innovation. They ordered "drinks for all, on the house," commanded the orchestra to play on. Guests with spirits revived continued to revel, forgot their losses, while the bandits returned jewels...
...knows what the effect would be if the opening came during that first warm spell when spring fever is rampant? In the midst of February slush when even the boardwalks in the Yard are under water or during an ill-timed March blizzard the Vagabond may long for Palm Beach or Honolulu, but at the first touch of fall he is glad to be in New England. There has not been time for the dull courses to reveal themselves and exams in the hard ones seem far away. The refreshing tang of the first cool days has not yet lost...
Sirs: As an enthusiastic TIME reader, I do want to congratulate you on the limitation decision and your determination to keep TIME the short, snappy publication it now is. CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH West Palm Beach, Fla. Sirs: Your announcement to the effect that TIME will limit its pages to 80 per issue is wise. The issues have been few and far between during the past five years which I have not cover-to-covered. Incidentally, such a limit makes each advertising page more valuable...
...Mussolini. Yorker - Presence America's oldest Boy Scout, a New Yorker - E. K. Pietsch, 71, 18 years a Scout, who has always refused promotion. He was accompanied by his wife, 70. ... In reference to review of The Dance of Life, TIME, Sept. 2, p. 64, Paramount crossed the palm of Havelock Ellis with a cheque for $10,000 for use of the title. ROBERT JEROME BOYLAN III East St. Louis...