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Word: fitchburg (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...case of the Commissioner of Agriculture is the best example of his poor judgment; an experienced executive was replaced by a grocery salesman from Fitchburg who got the job for getting Curley in the Grange and for making him an honorary member of the Mashpeo Indian tribe. Payson Smith, such a noted educator that Harvard hired him on the spot, was dismissed as Commissioner of Education in favor of a small-town Superintendent of Schools. Thomas H. Green, to whom Curley himself once referred to as one of "the James brothers" was made head of the Civil Service. Case workers...

Author: By Edward C. Haley, | Title: Colorful Mayor Dominates Boston Political Operations | 10/29/1949 | See Source »

...your name Murphy? Are you a descendant of Ann Radcliffe or Ebenexer W. Cook? Were any of your ancestors members of the classes of 1844 or 1902? Do you live within 15 miles of Fitchburg? Were you over a Boston newsboy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Strange Gifts Help Students In University | 10/11/1949 | See Source »

...strong-armed right-hander who received credit for both of the Crimson's victories in the three-game vacation tour of the Middle Atlantic States, is Coach Adolph Samborski's pitching choice against the men from Lowell, who initiated their season Thursday with a 6 to 4 victory over Fitchburg Teachers...

Author: By Irvin M. Horowitz, | Title: Varsity Nine to Perform In Home Opener Today | 4/12/1947 | See Source »

Arvid J. Burke and Bertrand W. Hayward comprise the due which will lecture to the graduate students. Burke, who is the director of studies for the New York State Teachers Association, is scheduled to speak on Educational Administration while Hayward, who is the principal of Fitchburg High School, will be concerned with Secondary Education...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Six Appointed as Guest Instructors For Current Year | 10/10/1946 | See Source »

...They Run. In Fitchburg, Mass, three white mice routed a nylon-stocking queue, left three males in line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Feb. 11, 1946 | 2/11/1946 | See Source »

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