Word: summonsed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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In the same week he bought his son's present, Broker Meehan received a present from the Securities & Exchange Commission in the form of a summons to show cause why he should not be suspended from all U. S. stock exchanges for alleged manipulation of Bellanca Aircraft stock. Hotly...
Grant flies after her, but, despite the violent efforts of a friendly gangster, finds Bennett adamant. Disheartened and drunk he ponders what to give her as a wedding present until he remembers her love of fire-engines and thrills. Forthwith he summons to the place of marriage the firemen, the...
A Device for Nominating a Candidate for High Office places a "fresh air fiend" next door to the candidate. When the windows are opened, the fresh air addict's pet owl catches cold and sneezes into a toy bugle which summons a company of National Guardsmen who think War...
Thus Mrs. A., who has proved Mr. A. unfaithful and secured her decree nisi, may receive at any time within six months a fearsome summons accusing her of infidelity herself. Then, if she cannot disprove the evidence of the Crown, the judge cannot make her decree absolute and Mr. & Mrs...
First the automobile driver lures a College tag for illicit parking; he answers his summons but holds on to the ticket. Then away to the New Lecture Hall, leave the chariot on the street with the tag, date renewed in the winshield, and think no more about it. If an...