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Word: corns (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...turn the Common into one big victory garden? This would certainly help the food situation in Boston and it would also remedy the aforementioned condition. But immediately the objection would be raised that it would only make it harder for the "shore patrol boys" to find people between the corn stalks or the cabbages. However, it would be necessary to water the garden at some time, and the solution might be to water it all night...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MAIL | 5/7/1943 | See Source »

...Life Begins at 8:30" is a melange of the vituperative and the maudlin, presumably designed to fit its stars, Monty Wooley and Ida Lupino. A little more of the vituperative would have helped, since too much of the original stage plot of Emlyn "The Corn Is Green" Williams still shows through, despite "The Beard's efforts to give his role a vitriolic dignity. When the play was debuted, New York critics dubbed it "The Corn Is Ripe." That still holds...

Author: By E. C. B., | Title: MOVIEGOER | 5/3/1943 | See Source »

...Georgia, cold and rain delayed planting of most crops, rotted corn seed, damaged peach buds, killed tomatoes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bad Start | 4/26/1943 | See Source »

...acre Bricker farm was near Mt. Sterling, on the flat, rich land southwest of Columbus. John Bricker grew up amid fields full of sheep, black-faced lambs, Poland China pigs, sturdy bay work horses, golden wheat and corn that grew go bushels to the acre...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Become President | 4/26/1943 | See Source »

...steamboat before the start of his expedition, he ordered the sentry not to let the volunteers follow him. But they stormed the gangplank. Cried one of the new conquistadors, slapping his commander on the back: "You don't git off from us, old hoss! For by Ingin corn we'll go plum through fire and thunder with you. What'll you drink, General? Don't be back'ard! Sing out!" Kearny shocked his volunteers by ordering wine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Great Divide | 4/19/1943 | See Source »

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