Word: wife
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Sweet Song. In Washington, D.C., when cops arrested George Munson while he was thrashing Lillian May Barrett, he explained: "I wanted to find out if we were still engaged." In Detroit, Romeo St. Amour was taken to jail after shellacking wife Juliet...
...Questions? In Liverpool, England, Chef Paul Greenburge was perfectly frank with the bobbies about why he had kidnaped a 17-year-old girl and lived with her for a year: "She is a very pretty girl and I was fed up with my wife...
...Dewey was entranced by Sapulpa's welcome to his wife. He was even more entranced by his own political reception. For four days last week a steady stream of visitors trooped through the St. James, bubbling with optimism. National Committeeman Lew Wentz, an old friend, predicted that most of Oklahoma's 20 convention votes would go to Dewey. Two delegates drove 300 miles from Dallas to report that they were making progress against Bob Taft's forces in Texas. An Arkansas delegation arrived, conferred, departed with the announcement: "It could be arranged for Dewey to carry...
...daredevil air show. The audience is set for an hour and a half of rare entertainment, when the story collapses with a whimper into the worst kind of homey, ineptly-handled drama. One of the brothers, a self-styled ladies' man, marries, and brings his wife to live with his brethren, all of whom fly the mail. Inevitably, one of them (the kid) is killed, and another (strong and silent) is crippled, all with the background of Anne Baxter's rather mystifying marital problems...
...Sight . . . In Wellington, Kans., after a long hot drive, Wallace Peterson realized that he had forgotten something, turned around and drove back 50 miles to pick up Mrs. Peterson. In Pittsburgh, an ardent ball fan demanded a pass-out check, explained to the gatekeeper: "It's my wife-I forgot and left her in a restaurant up the street...