Word: steals
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...sought, but a beginning. The real campaign will come after the General Convention of the Episcopal Church (Sept. 16-Oct. 3), and will be a slow, intensive process. If it is not successful in large measure, The Living Church will, perforce, fold up its tents and silently steal away...
Smarter than Jew Fagin who taught young Oliver Twist to steal, one Clarence Warren, 33, Chicago "tourist," taught a Macaque monkey (the small sort which organ grinders use to collect coins) to pick up and hide small odds & ends from store counters. Clarence Warren named his monkey Clarence. Clarence Macaque and Clarence Warren have been visiting Chicago Woolworth and Kresge stores where well-taught Clarence Macaque shoplifted while the clerks giggled. Last week both Clarences were arrested, jailed...
...Norway is trying to steal East Greenland!" stormed the Danes. Editorials in the Norwegian press pointed out that, although Denmark claims all Greenland, the region of East Greenland has never been thoroughly explored (much less settled) by white men and has long been claimed by Norway (TIME, June 8 et ante). In Copenhagen last week, Norway and all her works were excitedly denounced in both houses of the Danish parliament, the Landsting and the Folketing...
...Steal, kill, dishonor father & mother, disregard the Sabbath, have any gods they like and images thereof...
...fourth frame with one out and two men on Rhode Island tried a double steal, just as Sheldon was attempting to work a pitchout. The Harvard backstop sensed the situation, however, and leaving his post behind the bat quickly cut off Barnatowich from first base, threw to Des Roches who had come up from third to cover second: when this effort failed, the Harvard third sacker tossed the ball to Wood, who chased down towards third base to tag out Cragan between second and third. Barnatowich, who had been safe on second, was out a moment later on an attempt...