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Word: curtise (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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John Hughes Curtis, a builder of small boats, said that a onetime rumrunner had come to him on March 9 as go-between for the Lindbergh baby-snatchers. Mr. Curtis spent two fruitless days trying to get in touch with Col. Lindbergh, whose house is still flooded by several bags...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: On Sourland Mountain (Cont'd) | 4/4/1932 | See Source »

The convention can do worse than nominate John N. Garner, 63 years old of Uvalde, Texas. The Leaders in 1928 Following is a list of the four men who received the greatest number of votes in each party in the Crimson's presidential primary straw vote four years ago. Republicans...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Three Presidential Possibilities For 1932 | 3/29/1932 | See Source »

7) Fresh opposition was heard to the renomination of Vice President Curtis, a Dry of Dry Kansas. Mentioned for his place on the ticket were such non-Drys as Secretary of the Treasury Mills, Secretary of War Hurley, Philippine Governor Theodore Roosevelt.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: REPUBLICANS: Feeling Wetter | 3/28/1932 | See Source »

So wrote Harry Hart in his first issue of Judge on Oct. 28, 1881. Founder Hart had plenty of fun with Judge, founded no beanery. He sold it to William J. Arkell who continued Judge's funmaking, bought Leslie's Weekly and published that too, finally selling both...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Press: Judge's Fun | 3/14/1932 | See Source »

At the great Washington Bicentennial Ball at the Mayflower last fortnight, Mrs. Gann as No. 1 guest (the Hoovers did not attend) appeared in a Colonial gown of green taffeta with petticoat of white satin and lace. All her efforts to get Vice President Curtis into costume with a wig...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Second Lady | 3/7/1932 | See Source »

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