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Word: eagerly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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When Lord Beaverbrook made greying, ascetic-looking Herbert Gunn the editor of his London Evening Standard in 1945, his instructions were brief: jack up the circulation, lift it from 600,000 to at least 1,000,000. An eager Beaverman for 15 years, Editor Gunn brightened up the Standard with new features, improved the news coverage, made the paper more talked about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Changing Standard | 9/11/1950 | See Source »

...started work this fall as a quarterback and Jerry Blitz, a fullback by trade, served briefly as a halfback before being returned to his regular position. Jordan is conducting everything on a "you have to show me" basis, which means that battlewise veterans must prove themselves the same as eager newcomers must, and this explains Dave O'Brien's current standing...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Jordan Picks Varsity Squad Of 37 Men, With 15 Sophs | 9/1/1950 | See Source »

...memorial, to Huntington R. (Tack). Hardwick '15, has been placed in front of Dillon Field House. Hardwick, who died in 1945, was a football, baseball, and track star, captaining the 1915 team. The citation reads: "Inspiring leader, eager competitor, loyal sportsman...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: "Sock 'em" is Latest Football Cry | 9/1/1950 | See Source »

...herself eligible to receive - Mother's Day, bridal, baby, wedding and anniversary presents - Miss Dorothy Babb, an instructor at North Texas State College, felt that there should be a National Old Maids' Day. Many spinsters, she pointed out, don't even get birthday gifts, so eager are they to avoid the subject...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AMERICANA: Private Lives | 8/21/1950 | See Source »

Lehmann's eager team went right on digging, hoping to find more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Fat Hand | 8/14/1950 | See Source »

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