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Word: ak (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Elected King of Ak-Sar-Ben ("Nebraska" backwards) at Omaha's fall festival was bald, bulging William Martin Jeffers, 50 years ago a Union Pacific roundhouse callboy, since 1937 Union Pacific's president...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Nov. 4, 1940 | 11/4/1940 | See Source »

Despite the weather, the party was a huge success. The publicity paradise reached seventh heaven at Ak-Sar-Ben's coliseum, where 8,000 funsters unanimously nominated Gracie for President. Making her acceptance speech, Candidate Allen squirmed uncomfortably, kept tugging at her hips, finally blurted: "My girdle is killing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: High Jinks in Omaha | 5/27/1940 | See Source »

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