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Word: ehrsam (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1940
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Usage:

...Bell gasped: 158 was her 21-year-old son Harry's number. A friend sitting beside her squawked with excitement, bringing newsmen, radio announcers and temporary fame upon the Bells and Harry's fiancee. There was another 158 in Mr. Roosevelt's audience: Herbert Jacob Ehrsam. 34, a Civil Service Commission employe. Said he: "I didn't know whether to stand up and salute, or just remain quiet." He kept quiet, and nobody knew he was there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE DRAFT: Only the Strong | 11/11/1940 | See Source »

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