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Word: demetrius (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...eleventh day of the revolution, Venizelos' generals threw in the sponge and scuttled for the Bulgarian frontier. Their automobile stuck in the Boz snowdrifts and they crossed the frontier on foot, their baggage on their backs. Rebel General Demetrius Kamenos told newshawks: "Our efforts to overthrow the Tsaldaris regime must, at least for the moment, be abandoned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREECE: Wizard of Boz | 3/18/1935 | See Source »

...while last week was dark for many cinema figures, it was a big week for the three Skounis brothers of St. Louis. The Skouras brothers were once shepherds near Skourohorian, Greece. There were four of them: George Panagiotis, Charles, Spyros, Demetrius. They decided to pool their finances, send one brother to the U. S. As soon as he was successful, he was to send for another brother. Youngest Brother Charles was picked and he arrived in 1907 at the age of 18. Bellhopping at the Jefferson Hotel, St. Louis, brought him enough money to send for Spyros who became...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Interregnum in Hollywood | 2/15/1932 | See Source »

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