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Word: alee (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...39th* hole, Stranahan sliced his drive out of bounds and it was all over. Sam, who takes his athletic conditioning almost as seriously as Stranahan (no smoking or drinking), celebrated his victory with a glass of ginger ale spiked with lemon. Said Sam: "I won this tournament for my brother Joe. I really mean it. He was killed fighting in Germany with the 8th Division. He was a greater golfer than I'll ever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Small Celebration | 9/4/1950 | See Source »

Cornered by a direct question, Kentucky's Alben Berkley made an admission: yes, it is true that he mixes ginger ale with his bourbon. "The ginger ale may not do much for the bourbon," the Veep explained, "but the bourbon certainly does something for the ginger ale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People, Jun. 19, 1950 | 6/19/1950 | See Source »

Brimingham: Jerome A. Cooper '33; Massey Bldg., Birminham, Ale...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Little Releases Complete List of Associated Harvard Club Heads | 6/7/1950 | See Source »

...town of State College has been "dry" since national prohibition ended, although it does permit the sale of beer and ale under a local option rule...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Liquors Forbidden to Penn State Students | 6/7/1950 | See Source »

...Beer. When Prohibition came, President August said: "We'll make shoelaces if we have to, but I'll never close this plant." Anheuser-Busch never had to make shoelaces, but it made "Bevo" (an unfermented, nonalcoholic drink that was supposed to taste like beer), near-beer, ginger ale, Grape Bouquet, root beer, "Kaffo" (a syrup for iced coffee), Busch "Tee," Carcho (a chocolate drink), starch, dextrine, corn products, malt syrup (for home brewing), and even refrigerator truck bodies and ice cream freezing units. In the end, it was yeast that pulled the company through, and today its yeast...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CORPORATIONS: Where the Budweiser Flows | 4/3/1950 | See Source »

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