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Word: cartful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Suddenly another venerable character was revived: Per Evind Svinhufvud, 79, Finland's President 1931-37. He arrived in Stockholm by plane, bound for Berlin, maybe Rome, and peace. An old fighter whose name means "Pig's Head," Per Svinhufvud observed: "When the road gets rough, the old cart is pulled out of the barn." He never got to Rome, and did nothing important in Berlin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: War and Peace | 3/18/1940 | See Source »

...clock of bleak Winton Green Prison in Birmingham chimed 9. A milk delivery cart rattled down the street outside the prison walls, where 500 persons stood shivering in a cold Midlands...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: EIRE: Ultimate Cause | 2/19/1940 | See Source »

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