Word: skeletoned
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...office hang the originals of two creepy Daily News cartoons depicting "Uncle Sap" being seduced by the skeleton-headed harlot "World War II," gifts of her good friend Daily News Cartoonist C. D. Batchelor. Her managing editor, 39-year-old Harold A. Davis, came from the Daily News, as did several Newsday reporters. In the last elections she borrowed the Daily News idea of a "Battle Page."* Her biggest help came from the Daily News's late great promotion wizard, Max Annenberg. Max coached her on all the tricks of the trade, got her a general manager, William Mapel...
...instance must any industry be destroyed. The 'fat' can be taken off all business but the skeleton and vital organs must remain...
...broad Blue arm bands as the rules required, they wore tiny Blue ribbons on their hats. They also drove a deceptively marked vehicle. They were disqualified, and the effects of their raid canceled. But for this overreach, Ben Lear might have been compelled to run his army with a skeleton staff...
Since 1920 a huge number of R. O. T. C. graduates have been turned out from colleges all over the country. These men have not had any real commands and have gone on active service only for two weeks during each summer. However, they provide a skeleton of officers to which the country could turn in an emergency such as the present. Most of these reserve officers have been called up for active duty to the enlarge army which the draft has created...
...immense difference between being Secretary of War and Secretary of a War. An old man of 73 was called to take that far harder assignment, and a year ago all that the old new Secretary had in his cupboard to start with was red tape and the skeleton of an army...