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Word: earls (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Although no practice games with other colleges will be played, one is shaping up with several of the 1941 squad, augmented by coaches Earl Brown and Al McCoy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VARSITY FOOTBALL MOVES OUTDOORS | 4/10/1942 | See Source »

Although Coach Jack Barnaby had few hopes of defeating the Tulane team, which boasts such top notch players as Earl Bartlett and Billy McGehee, the loss of number one man Al Everts, victim of a mild attack of pneumonia threw the netmen off kilter in both singles and doubles...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TULANE TOPS TENNIS TEAM | 4/7/1942 | See Source »

Tires were scarce; soon there would be no more. Robert DeWayne Parker thought this over as he drove 15 miles to his electrical job in Douglas Aircraft's Santa Monica plant. Earl Perkins puzzled over it as he drove 16 miles to his radio job on the bomber assembly line of Vega's plant. Parker worked near Perkins' home, Perkins worked near Parker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. At War: Revival of Swapping | 4/6/1942 | See Source »

...Earl Perkins decided that something must be done. He called in a real-estate agent, asked him to sell or trade the house. Parker called on the same agent, made the same proposition. The agent introduced the Perkinses to the Parkers. Their wives liked each other. Upshot: a swap, home for home, even-Stephen for the duration. Each agreed not to sell or rent his own house for at least a year. They hired the same truck, halved their moving expenses. Perkins pays his $31.44 FHA charge each month, Parker pays $31.59 on his house. Perkins now drives three miles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. At War: Revival of Swapping | 4/6/1942 | See Source »

Hoarding last week stirred up Women's Wear Daily, which is to department stores what Variety is to the amusement industry. Earl W. Elhart, editor of its retail executive page, got mad enough to bite the hand that feeds him, and bite it hard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Promotion of Hoarding | 3/30/1942 | See Source »

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