Word: worn
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...court Deserter Buckley told how he had gone from England to Ireland, bought a passage home to Canada. He had worn his store-bought uniform just five times. Sentenced to two months in jail or $100 fine for impersonating an officer, he was waiting last week to hear whether he would be taken to England to be court-martialed for desertion...
...compete with the industrial productivity of the Americans. They can overtake us in arms production, because in our country the people are growing more and more tired and machines are being worn...
...seemed to be a fizzling of the second offensive, would probably lead to a third offensive. Certainly one of the contributing reasons for this pause was that the Germans were bringing fresh troops into action. According to reports, some 50 new divisions moved up to replace shock troops worn out by five weeks of fighting...
...York City's five boroughs produced aluminum pieces by the hundred thousands. Biggest: a two-ton duralumin gate (damaged) from the Triborough Bridge. One of the smallest: an aluminum girdle, previously worn by an electric eel at the Aquarium...
...last, an old, worn-out man, Father Chisholm prepared to return to Britain. Two young go-getter priests came out to replace him, talked about an airplane for making their interurban visits. "He's a case," said Father Jerry. "After all he's not so bad, if you take him the right way," said Father Steve, "anybody would get a bit queer in the topknot after being over thirty years out here alone." Then Father Chisholm had his last great triumph. When he saved Tycoon Chia's son, the proud, highly civilized, subtle Chinese had formally offered...