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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Suckers are the people who are sold on names, and who acclaim any daub that bears a famous signature...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Dec. 22, 1947 | 12/22/1947 | See Source »

Heading East again, the "Fighting Illini" on January 1 at Champaign, Illinois. Under a new coach, Harry Combes, and with only Fred Green of the famous Whiz Kids returning, Orange and Blue prospects at the start of the season were dim indeed...

Author: By William S. Fairfield, | Title: Basketball Team Heads West After B. C. Tilt to Challenge Iowa, Illinois | 12/19/1947 | See Source »

...Made famous on machines produced by the Chicago Coin Co., the Windy City scheme has the player furtively place the two front legs of the device on his toes, reducing the angle of incline on the playing board, and enabling the uncoordinated to reap the fruits of timely flicks...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brute Force Replacing Skill As Pinball Becomes Lost Art | 12/18/1947 | See Source »

...famous Lord trail, a nar- row hazard to even the best skiers last year, was given a face lifting and now provides room for any amount of tail-wagging and stemming. Mount Mansfield, hidden in the nether regions of Vermont and a long voyage by train or car, caters to skiers who want to ski and has little social life. It is expensive, but the expense pays for fun over the hickories, not over cocktails...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Long Summer of Labor Makes East Large Winter Sports Drawing Card | 12/18/1947 | See Source »

...Fancy Free. Disney's famous fauna, plus Edgar Bergen and Dinah Shore (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Current & Choice, Dec. 15, 1947 | 12/15/1947 | See Source »

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