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Word: contesters (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...June Shaw, a 32-year-old Chicago housewife, had never given much thought to politics until she entered a Chicago Sun contest to pick the Illinois winners. Her score at prognosticating: almost perfect. Her explanation: "Simple ... I just listened to what the ladies said while I was standing in the meat line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ELECTION: Issues & Men | 11/18/1946 | See Source »

...abstract picture, it was almost good enough to flutter the dovecots on Manhattan's arty 57th Street. It won Baltimore Photographer Aubrey Bodine first prize in a Camera magazine contest. Turned on its right side, it proved to be nothing more than a sunlight& -shadow shot of a row of Baltimore's white marble stoops...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Point of View | 11/18/1946 | See Source »

...fourth quarter enabled a hard-fighting team from Brown to tie the Varsity soccer eleven 1 to 1 last Saturday on the Business School Field. The Crimson scored first early in the second half, but after Brown had knotted the count, they could not tally again although the contest lasted through two overtime periods...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bears Tie Soccer Eleven, 1-1, with Last Period Goal | 11/18/1946 | See Source »

...zone as he took the pas from center, and flipped a short screen pass over the charging green forward wall to Sto Bell, who galloped all the way behind a thundering herd of nine Deacons. Bell then booted the conversion to account for all the scoring in the contest...

Author: By Robert W. Morgan jr., | Title: Deacons Capture House Grid Title, Clip Bunnies, 7-0 | 11/16/1946 | See Source »

Aside from the casualties at end, the Varsity comes up for its penultimate contest in excellent condition. Cleo O'Donnell, who played about 50 minutes against Dartmouth, has ample backing now that Lee Flynn and Ralph Petrillo are ready for duty, and the switch of Paul Lazzaro to tailback gives Harlow a third substitution at that position...

Author: By Irvin M. Horowitz, | Title: Crimson Favored to Defeat brown In Quest for Seventh win of Season | 11/16/1946 | See Source »

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