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Word: beamer (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...nominated at State conventions June 28 (Republican) and July 11 (Democratic). At last week's primaries eleven of the State's twelve sitting Representatives were renominated. For the twelfth seat, now held by anti-Rooseveltian Samuel Pettengill, South Bend Democrats put up a moderate Rooseveltian, George Beamer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ELECTIONS: First Round | 5/16/1938 | See Source »

...Hawaiian word for a favorite orange blossom. It is what Hawaiians call their sweethearts. It is also what they call Vivienne Mader, a young lady from Brooklyn who can perform the graceful native dances with strict accuracy. Vivienne Mader first visited Hawaii in 1929. Elderly Helen Desha Beamer, famed native dancer, taught her hula along with her own grandchildren. All over Hawaii Miss Mader has been a sensation. The late Princess Elizabeth Kalanianaole acclaimed her. She has danced throughout the U. S. and last week in Manhattan's Town Hall. Brooklyn's Huapala gave her most ambitious recital...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Huapala's Hulas | 5/3/1937 | See Source »

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