Word: stringing
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Lovett, who teamed up with him on his release in 1929. For the next four years he robbed rural banks, taking on new partners as his old ones fell dead by the wayside. Whenever pursuit got too close, he retired to the Cookson Hills where he reputedly keeps a string of mountaineers in funds in exchange for their close-mouthed hospitality. A murderously cool shot, his trigger finger has already accounted for at least six deaths. Fond of flashy clothes, he likes to show his bravado by returning to his home town, Sallisaw, Okla., for brief visits. He is wanted...
...result was Casey's experiment of trying first Frank Schumann in place of Bob Brookings at guard and now Burton for Lane at tackle. Schumann is on the docket for a lot of work on Saturday as a first-string relief man. The starting lineup will be: Knapp, le; Burton, lt; Brookings, lg; Comfort, c; Gundlach, rg; Adlis, rt; Kelly, re; Haley, qb; Litman, lhb; Bilodeau, rhb; Jackson...
Suing for Divorce. Mrs. Florence Nightingale Graham Lewis (Elizabeth Arden, cosmetics); from Thomas J. Lewis, 15 years her husband, twelve years manager of the wholesale division of Elizabeth Arden, Inc.; in Augusta, Me. Said Canadian-born Mrs. Lewis, who owns 20 beauty parlors throughout the land, races a string of horses: "My pride in the business, my idealism, caused the trouble between us. ... I found I was out on a limb, so I had to cut the limb...
...hulking, white-crowned figure of Author Dreiser. Rip-snorting Publisher Julius David Stern, who has been trying to transform the ancient New York Post into a wild-&-woolly liberal sheet, had hired Dreiser to cover the trial for the Post, the Philadelphia Record, and a syndicate string. Author Dreiser was also covering for Mystery Magazine...
Taken all together this may seem to be a tough condemnation of the Varsity. There is no avoiding the fact that a team like Dartmouth or Princeton, capable of a string of smooth-working plays that are the equal of Bates at its best, is likely to turn the Stadium into a cross country meet. Yet, with more experience and cohesion, with the backfield clicking better, this Harvard outfit may go somewhere. Right now the chances are that Casey will start this same team in the Brown game