Word: shaves
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Campus dances are legion, and those who give them have to cope with the problem presented by the "roughs"--an ancient Stanford institution. "Roughs" are usually non-row or "hall" men who never shave, wear filthy corduroys and sweat-shirts, at least so goes the tradition...
Eleven years ago in the Regina headquarters of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, big-nosed, big-eared Sergeant John Leonard clicked his spurs in his Inspector's office and was given an extraordinary order. Sergeant Leonard went home thoughtfully, put away his uniform. For several days he did not shave, did not wash. Then, calling himself "E. W. Esselwein," he appeared at the Communist headquarters in Regina and swore his devotion to the Red cause...
...theatres; most of the others remained dark. Wall Street attempted to take over-with the predictable result that last week the bankruptcy became official. A loss of about $3,000,000 was disclosed. So Lee Shubert, who always keeps a large red apple on his desk, insists that barbers shave him with glycerine instead of lather, was put back in charge of his own company, this time as a receiver. The other receiver is Irving Trust...
...Angeles, 50,000 people saw an extraordinarily powerful Southern California attack, headed by Gaius Shaver and Orv Mohler who made two touchdowns each, mow and shave Oregon...
...appointment occurred by virtue of long service to the family of the late Mrs. Whitelaw Reid at whose home, "Ophir Hall." the royal party stayed. Barber Fischer described a summons to "Ophir Hall" about ten days after the operation on His Majesty's eye, "to come up and shave His Majesty. The King, I may say, usually shaves himself. Now his beard had grown in the interim. I was aware that this would be a very difficult operation. ... I was ushered into a room almost pitch dark, a room about 60 by 40 feet. The King...