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Word: colleens (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Stuart has been looking forward to running her two papers since her father died. Left to her in trust, the Bee and Register have kept to a middle course under able, greying General Manager Andrew Alfred Farley and troubleshooting, middle-aged Secretary Sarah Colleen Powell, who stands guard during press interviews to curb Stuart's impulsiveness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Headstrong Publisher | 5/26/1941 | See Source »

...Eire. He painted Queen Victoria in 1888, Shirley Temple in 1936, and between times did more U. S. millionaires than any other artist in history. Deeply devoted to the late, Chicago-born Lady Lavery, one of the beauties of her time, Sir John used her as model for the colleen on Eire's banknotes, hung a new portrait of her at the Royal Academy nearly every year. Observed he in his autobiography: "I doubt if there are a more heartless crew than poets, painters, or composers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jan. 20, 1941 | 1/20/1941 | See Source »

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