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Word: crackajack (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1942-1942
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...picking the place, Navy bigwigs showed the sea-wisdom of an old salt, the esthetic sense of a crackajack travel agent. Of glacial origin, Lake Pend d'Oreille is a favorite summer resort for the Northwest, is one of the largest U.S. fresh-water lakes (35 miles long, six to 15 miles wide). At either end, broad grass-lush prairies melt into smooth bathing beaches; on the east, steep cliffs stand sheer from the water, mount on up into the snowcapped Cabinet Mountains. The lake is fish-chocked: trout, land-locked salmon, whitefish. In summer, scores of pleasure boats...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy And Civilian Defense: Mountain Sailors | 5/4/1942 | See Source »

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