Word: watered
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...shooting of women is not very nice," said Manstein. "But sometimes the partisan war did not make anything else possible . . . The [Russian] civilians used every form of illegal warfare possible-shooting in the back, wearing German uniforms, employing women and children as spies and poisoning the water supply...
Venezuelans began to spend an estimated $39 million last week as freely as if it were water. They crowded Caracas stores to buy U.S.-made pedal-operated jeeps for their small fry. They stormed bars to set up drinks for friends and strangers. They shopped for Christmas presents, clothes, champagne, even Canadian-grown Christmas trees. They dropped silver bolivars into the hands of garbagemen, messengers, menials. Even the poorest of them splurged on big hallacas (tamales made from corn, chicken, spices, meat and rice) and bottles...
...which was gotten up like Sophie Tucker but was labelled Italian Dolly. The undressed dolls are more active this year than ever before. One boasts of a "real soft nose and almost human ears." This one promised also to blow bubbles when given a pipe. They all can drink water this year (though none are built to retain it), and the manufacturers have provided "changes" for those unimaginative mothers who demand that their little ones behave just like them...
...head resident of Barnard College in New York wired the editors, "Will charge to your account 300 Pullman reservations for the Merchants Limited. . . . Have towel, soap, and water ready. Appreciating your sincere thoughts we remain 300 strong...
Louisville, Kentucky: December 28, Anderson C. Dearing, Jr. '34, 5th and Court Place; Milwaukee, Wisconsin: December 30, A. William Asmuth, Jr. '38, 735 North Water Street; Baltimore: Paul P. Swett, Jr. '32, Baltimore Life Insurance Company, Charles Street; Mcmphis, Tennessee: Merrill Garcelon '25, 639 Sterick Building; Minnesota: December 30, Dwight D. Taylor, Jr. '41, Route 1, Wayzata; Omaha: December 22, Roderic B. Crane, University of Nebraska; New Canaan, Connecticut: David C. Marvin, 37 Elm Street...