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Word: burrs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Detroit, Murray was a footsore, angry man with just enough dry humor left to make one crack. Accepting a gavel from Pittsburgh steelworkers, he remarked wryly that he had had to stop Milwaukee delegates from presenting him with a piece of Wisconsin cheese. Said Murray with his thick Scots burr: "Whilst the intent is good, it obviously would not be in good taste for the President . . . under these circumstances to either accept a ham or a piece of cheese...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: New Shoes for Mr. Murray | 12/1/1941 | See Source »

...Pivotal Values." Speaking with an occasional Scottish burr, Dr. Gillespie cited facts & figures to prove British sanity. Some of his data...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: War & Sanity | 12/1/1941 | See Source »

...winner of the coveted honor which goes annually to the Senior who "combines as nearly as possible Burr's remarkable qualities of character, leadership, scholarship and athletic ability," he will receive a copy of the memorial life of Burr and a stipend...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MacKinney Given Francis Burr Award As Outstanding Senior Class Scholar-Athlete | 11/17/1941 | See Source »

Loren G. MacKinney '42 has been awarded the Francis II. Burr scholarship, which is given each year to the outstanding scholar-athlete in the Senior Class, it was announced yesterday by the University...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MacKinney Given Francis Burr Award As Outstanding Senior Class Scholar-Athlete | 11/17/1941 | See Source »

...What is the latest about Aaron Burr?"; past Louisville, a 120-house metropolis. In December he sighted St. Louis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Of Shreve & the River | 10/27/1941 | See Source »

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