Word: shriven
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Christendom's faithful, nearly as apprehensive, crowded French churches in record numbers to be shriven. Millions of listeners sat paralyzed by their radios. Said the Paris announcer: "Now you will hear some silence from Bikini." After 15 seconds of torturing silence, the announcer said: "A listener just phoned to say that the bomb went off 45 minutes ago. It is hard to believe that the listener is better informed than...
...Glory-bent citizen, driving 80 miles an hour for a priest to be shriven, turned over twice on a curve, lived to tell...
...Shriven Banks. Nine Georgia Banks-at Cornelia, Demorest, Clarkesville, Ashburn, Hazelhurst, Whigham, Cochran, Sycamore and Lakewood-resumed business last week. The failure of the Bankers' Trust Co. of Atlanta (TIME, July 12 et seq.) involved their funds, forced them to cease operating a month ago. Now they have told over their troubles to state bank examiners, have been shriven, declared solvent...