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Word: clem (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Miniver herself, when buying fireworks, was apt to be led away by fantastic titles; she would order Humming Spiders, Witches' Cauldrons, Mines with Serpents. . . . Clem . . . laid out a certain amount on Roman Candles, Catherine-wheels, and Tourbillions, but for the most part he rightly concentrated on rockets. There was one bursting now, a delicate constellation of many-colored stars which drifted down and lingered in the still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: This England | 8/5/1940 | See Source »

Mostly she writes about her three children and Clem, her husband, who is scarcely more than a head poked out the bathroom door to answer questions opportunely ; yet a pervasive presence in Mrs. Mini ver's life, like the sun. "Clem caught her eye across the table. It seemed to her sometimes that the most important thing about marriage was not a home or children or a remedy against sin, but simply there being always an eye to catch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: This England | 8/5/1940 | See Source »

Guild, who won the recent Freshman amateur show with his complete variety show, will present an entirely new program. His "Whacke Hat Program" featured impersonations of Blug Cresby, Bob Burus, Clem McCarthy, and Elmer Blurp...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yardling "Schenectady" to Compete Against Rochester | 4/29/1940 | See Source »

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