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Word: clown (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Loeb & Co., became a partner, like his brother Felix, when he emigrated to the U. S. in 1902. He was a chief architect of the Federal Reserve System, nurtured it as a member of its first board. He became its most outspoken critic in 1929 for failing to hold clown inflation, and, last year, its historian. Typical of many a eulogy last week was Owen D. Young's: "Commercial banking, both at home and abroad, had no leader of greater skill or understanding." Died. William Vallandigham Kelley, 70, board chairman of Miehle Printing Press & Manufacturing Co.; of heart disease...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Feb. 1, 1932 | 2/1/1932 | See Source »

Since we have had ever-sharp poneils of red barn paint, our co-eds need only rompers and a sense of humor (nearly impossible for a co-ed) to clown. The Clara Bow month on our buxom cornfed lassies is just another Cumberland gap in disguise, and the termination of Grate Garbo lip in a dimple is the ending of an opera in "Pop Goes the Weasel." But most mouths are nothing more than Halloween scares--impossibilities after the age of 12 years...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PRESS | 1/27/1932 | See Source »

...post-graduate year as interne and three more years as student of one of the medical specialties. For the extra study he will receive a certificate of special proficiency, a Master of Science degree. He will be 30 before he begins to earn his own living and look clown at unlettered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Masters of Science | 1/11/1932 | See Source »

...presents. These gifts were rebundled and shipped to destitute miners' families at Morgantown. W. Va. whom the Quakers are helping to relieve. As usual on Christmas morning Detective-Secretary Lawrence Richey came down the State dining room chimney disguised as Santa Claus and as usual the President got clown on the floor to play with his grandchildren's mechanical toys...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Gratified | 1/4/1932 | See Source »

...Flat-faced, awkward King Levinsky Chicago heavyweight pugilist and onetime fishmonger, encouraged by the shrieks and squeals of his sister and manager Mrs. Lena Levy: a ten-round bout against slick-haired, skilful Tommy Loughran, who was three times knocked clown by Levinsky's right hand; in Manhattan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Who Won, Dec. 28, 1931 | 12/28/1931 | See Source »

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