Word: knowed
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...still dressed almost entirely by the loving gifts of my former parishioners, and my present parishioners decided to call me to this charge less than two months before he was born. My husband and I hope to have a large family, and so far as I know, no one-in either parish-has been horrified at the prospect...
...typically strenuous weeks, Herbert Hoover (whose secretary, explaining his pace, can only say: "He doesn't know he's 85") conferred with his old friend, No. 1 G-Man J. Edgar Hoover, who is no kin, about Manhattan's projected Herbert Hoover Building, new national headquarters of Boys' Clubs of America. Both Hoovers are on its national board, Herbert Hoover its chairman for the past 25 years. Day before the meeting, ex-President Hoover popped up by surprise at a lively Stanford University alumni luncheon in Manhattan. Hoover, a member of Stanford's first graduating...
Wagering on any horse race is a generally poor way to stay solvent, and betting on the Kentucky Derby can be sheer folly. The colts are young, and inclined to be spooky. The Derby is their first try at the 1¼-mile distance, and no one can know how they will last it. The field is crowded: there are 13 eligibles for this weekend's Derby. Indeed, the Derby sometimes bears closer resemblance to a free-for-all than a racing classic, with favorites getting jostled out of contention and outsiders grabbing the rail to win. None...
...vast Victorian mansion somewhere east of the Mississippi and does good to her fellow townsfolk whether they like it or not. When Aunt Polly hears of her brother-in-law's death, she sets her thin lips and grimly agrees to take the girl in. "I know my duty . . . disagreeable as the task [will...
...Ourselves to Know, O'Hara...