Word: pockets
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...much-hazed Indian student, discover him to be a millionaire with an income of $10,000 a day, Sundays included. The Indian (Nat Pendleton, perennial fall guy of films) joins their fraternity, of which the only other members are the Ritzes, gives them $80,000 he is carrying as pocket money, commissions them to save the job of luckless Coach O'Hara (Fred Stone). In proper raccoons, courtesy of their protege, they buy off the mercenary dean with promises of a new gymnasium, exact promises of football careers for themselves and friend, continued employment for Coach O'Hara...
...corner of 48th Street and Third Avenue, Manhattan, one Guillermo Collins expectorated on the trousers of one John Ballach. Apologizing, Collins bent over to wipe it off. When Collins straightened up, Ballach noticed his money was gone from his pocket. Collins started to run, pursued by Ballach and an ever-growing mob. Suddenly, at 49th Street, a pistol shot cracked out, Collins stopped. Patrolman William E. Kelly, member of the U. S. 1936 Olympic water polo team, ran up, rescued him from the mob, made his first arrest since joining the force Sept...
Last month big, sandy-haired James Mattern took off for Alaska with a Soviet Government contract in his pocket guaranteeing to pay for property lost while searching the Arctic for Commander Sigismund Levanevsky and his five companions, missing since their last faint wireless message flashed out August 13 as they were descending with one dead motor somewhere near the 48th meridian. No charge did Flyer Mattern make for his personal services because the same commander and the same crew rescued him from the Siberian Arctic four years...
Last year in the corresponding period 1300 visitors of all ages came to PBH parlor. This year a corresponding number are coming with prospective 1941 men leaving in possession of the new, revised, and all inclusive vest pocket Harvard Handbook...
...Hepburn Liberals held 72 at the time of dissolution. "Mitch" claims he will win 70 or more, but last week in Toronto best guesses were that he will get about 50, thus emerging from the polls with a five-year majority, but hardly with the overwhelming majority a Pocket Dictator craves...