Word: shave
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...concern of Frazier & Lemke. Senior member is big, bald Lynn J. Frazier of Hoople, who sits in the Senate. Junior partner is freckle-faced William Lemke of Fargo, who does business for the firm in the House. Representative Lemke, despite his wrinkled clothes and his frequent need of a shave, has a good command of English, a well-schooled mind, an amiable disposition, a law degree from Yale, a conscientious ability far above the Congressional average. He also fancies Chihuahuas and gladioli...
...been noticing a gleam in the Old Woman's eyes for some time," he confided. "She watches me as I shave, as I light my pipe, as I tie my tie; she hangs around me all the time and keeps glancing into her compact mirror, starting at her profile on the side that doesn't show the huge wen on her nose, patting the stringy mass of gray hair that is left on the top of her head. Poor thing! She seems worried every time I go out. As a matter of fact she's taken to hiding my cane...
...other pockets of the University. The president increase will allow the same margin of safety as that which existed in the past two years when approximately $40,000 was cleared, a margin of approximately 4%. On an estimated total of well over $900,000 it is approaching folly to shave this margin when the University makes no provision for losses in the Dinning Hall department...
...team of Gene Vizena and John Rosasco, a deaf-mute named Jay Levy who has taught his waitress-partner to talk with her hands, the Bogashes, bearded John Devitt. Exhibiting one minor but inflexible characteristic of certain tree-sitting, dancing, walking and roller-skating marathoners, Devitt vowed not to shave until he was leading the event. Next spring Promoter Seltzer plans a Roller Derby in New York...
...budget; 2) makes nickel bets on University of Kansas football games. Last week a shrewd publicity stroke added one more fact to the Landon Legend. Discovering that his 10,000 Happy New Year cards were so large that they required 1½? stamps, Governor Landon had the printer shave them down to if size, thereby deprived the U. S. Government of $50 in postage...