Word: steals
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Chicago, startled policemen discovered how one Roger Anderson had managed to steal antiques from the Historical Society's well-guarded museum: he hid under Abraham Lincoln's bed until attendants went home for the night...
...David, 11, are named and characterized in the image of the Nelsons' own two sons. For accuracy, Ozzie checks all lines with the originals. Emmy Lou, the show's bobbysoxer, was discovered in a Hollywood swimming pool. Harriet's radio mother is a direct steal from her real mother...
...Pressure for the repeal of the Neutrality Act has been tremendous, and Congress should act on this demand at its first chance. Then Germany and its cohorts will have been warned that America will not watch one man steal, without chastisement, the whole of Central Europe." (September...
...Octopus. He heartily dislikes actors and always insists that musicians get the lower berths when traveling with dramatic troupes. He hates the greens on golf courses, and when playing, simply skips them. He is eternally suspicious of lawyers. He believes "they can steal without getting put in jail" and habitually greets them with the cry of "Burglar!" He is against John L. Lewis, amateurs of all kinds, and the custom of eating lunch. He is convinced that the legislative process was conceived for only one purpose-grilling Petrillo like a frankfurter. When annoyed by an opponent, he screams: "Tell...
...Once Franklin Roosevelt greeted reporters with the remark that there was no news "except that Charley Michelson needs a haircut." Snapped Michelson: "Somebody's got to economize around here." Once he told Jim Farley: "Jim, you're the most honest man alive. You wouldn't steal anything-except an election...