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Word: beers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Beer & Free Lunch. Hinky Dink and his lifelong partner, Bathhouse John Coughlin, had set out to rule these rich and raffish stews of the new metropolis. Bathhouse John, once a rubber in a Turkish oath, was the front man. He was a huge, bumbiing. handsome ruffian, full of pomp, speech and warm red blood. Tight-lipped Hinky Dink was the boss. They were elected aldermen; together they controlled the vote, became loved, feared, respected...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ILLINOIS: Museum Piece | 10/21/1946 | See Source »

...Council, one of eighty such groups in American colleges aided by the American Association for the United Nations is backed by Professors William Y. Elliott, A. W. Holcombe, and Samuel Beer, and Payson S. Wild, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. its financial structure is built on donations from outside sources, but the group, according to its chairman, will remain an indigenous University organization...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: United Nations Council Formed to Conduct Peace Education Program | 10/16/1946 | See Source »

Martin, Czarobski, Sitlco. . . . Such talk does not fool Notre Dame's millions of subway-circuit alumni. Every butcher boy, beer salesman and politician in the U.S. knows that Notre Dame is loaded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Crusaders & Slaves | 10/14/1946 | See Source »

...waiters at Mory's were appalied Friday night when a contingent of Red Raiders raided, sat down at the Whiffenpoof table, drank Whiffenpoof beer, sang Whiffenpoof songs (off key), and departed without paying, after signing a Whiffenpoof check...

Author: By Robert W. Morgan jr., | Title: Lining Them Up | 10/8/1946 | See Source »

Saskatchewan's Socialist government achieved a tax reduction this week. It eliminated the 2% sales tax (levied for educational purposes) on groceries, fruit, vegetables, soft drinks, candies, restaurant meals. The tax will still apply to such luxuries as whiskey and beer. The reason for the reduction: revenue from other sources (liquor sales, farm income...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canada: SASKATCHEWAN: Tax Cut | 10/7/1946 | See Source »

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