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Word: butler (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Variety voted Raymond Gram Swing the leading "attention-getter" among news analysts and commentators in 1939. In U. S. homes great & humble millions cock respectful ears when Raymond Gram Swing comes on, five nights a week. Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter is a Swing fan. So are Nicholas Murray Butler, British Ambassador Lord Lothian, Tallulah Bankhead. In England he is credited with being heard by an incredible 30.7% of the adult population whenever he comes on (fortnightly since war began...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Find | 1/8/1940 | See Source »

Thus the precise drillmaster came to grips with the wielder of superlative power. Tennessee's brilliant George Cafego. though he played for a while, had an ailing knee. and the Volunteer backfield was sparked mainly by sly-hipped Johnny Butler. The Big Man in the U. S. C. backfield was Ambrose Schindler...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bowls | 1/8/1940 | See Source »

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