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Word: doggedly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Working on the theory that you can teach an old dog now tricks, the cheer-leading squad this fall will require present members, as well as candidates, to enter the fall competition. The first organizational meeting is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. this afternoon at Dillon Field House. Tumblers are especially needed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cheerleaders Try Out | 9/27/1949 | See Source »

...past 2½ years, Southern California has witnessed the growth of a phenomenon as typical as hot dog stands shaped like hot dogs, the self-service filling station. Since thrifty motorists can save 5? a gallon by filling their own tanks, the "serve yourself" stations are spreading all over the Pacific Coast, sell 20 million gallons a month. Major oil companies squirm at the inroads they are making in the sales of regular stations owned or leased out by the majors...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: OIL: Out of Gas? | 9/26/1949 | See Source »

Best Friend. In Los Angeles, Mrs. Joyce Brainard won her divorce after testifying that when her husband came home at night he kissed the dog before he kissed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Sep. 26, 1949 | 9/26/1949 | See Source »

Justice over Ice. Last winter a white trapper who heard the story reported it to Mounties at Cambridge Bay. By plane and dog sled, two policemen went up to investigate. They found the guileless Eskimos-including Eeriykoot and Ishakak -perfectly willing to talk. The police arrested the two friends, exhumed Nukashook's body for an inquest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CANADA: Aided Suicide | 9/19/1949 | See Source »

...believe God made me to do just that, why can't I create feast-day specials from eggs and milk and butter? . . . I once tried to paint a picture, but the colors ran and the perspective was poor. I tried to write music, but even the dog howled to hear it. I tried to weave a piece of cloth, but the warp broke and the wool tangled. So I have resolved to stick to my cooking and beat my way to Heaven...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Christ in the Kitchen | 9/19/1949 | See Source »

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