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Word: antonian (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Several times the Schrievers moved, eking out a meager living, until in 1923 Mrs. Schriever got a job as housekeeper to a wealthy San Antonian who set the Schriever family up on a bit of his property beside the twelfth green of the Brackenridge Park golf course. Here the family developed a profitable sideline by opening a refreshment stand, selling home-cured ham sandwiches, Bavarian cheeses and soft drinks to the passing golfers. Ben hurled himself at his schoolwork, was a bear at mathematics, graduated from high school at 16 in the National Honor Society. In his spare time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMED FORCES: The Bird & the Watcher | 4/1/1957 | See Source »

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