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Word: crayton (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Public Notice. In Greensboro, N.C., a downtown office building bore the sign: "W. E. Crayton, Justice of the Peace & Notary Public. Marriages Consummated. Room No. 3 Upstairs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: For the Record | 10/3/1949 | See Source »

Pound Foolish. In Manhattan, Arthur Crayton tried to pick the pocket of a fat man asleep in a subway station, got his hand caught firmly when the sleeper shifted, was finally extricated by two cops...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Feb. 17, 1947 | 2/17/1947 | See Source »

...immediately began applying the air brakes," he said, "but we were going too fast, I guess. ... I passed a red board . . . still trying to bring her down. . . . Then I saw the stalled train ahead. . . . Then I saw the flagman . . . Crayton, my fireman, said 'Looks like you're going into her, Bill' . . . and jumped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ILLINOIS: Two Flyers | 5/6/1946 | See Source »

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