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Word: bargeman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...story revolves around the effort of French police to identify the body of a woman who had committed suicide. Flashback episodes of the lives of four women who were reported missing at the same time an opera star, a school mistress, a farmer's housekeeper, and a bargeman's wife-constitute the narrative...

Author: By J. W. M, | Title: The Moviegoer | 3/4/1947 | See Source »

...Linda to leap into a river in despair. Then the doctor had a nervous breakdown. Unable to figure out any way to get the doctor back on the right track the authors at this point decided to send him home to mother. Meanwhile Linda was rescued by an Irish bargeman whose sister was a shoplifter. Since the Irishman seemed due to have next call on Linda's affections, the authors figured that I Love Linda Dale would hardly be inclusive enough to cover the goings on. while We Love Linda Dale would sound a bit unseemly. So last week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Everybody Loves Linda | 11/18/1940 | See Source »

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