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Word: fronte (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Leavitt & Pierce is already sporting laurel and one of the few sets of colored lights around, and its front window positively glistens with lighters, cigaret cases...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Christmas Spirit Catches Square; Merchants Finish Holiday Trim Job | 12/3/1948 | See Source »

Christmas or no Christmas, Schoenhof's has a "mammoth" alteration sale underway. If your relatives read French or German, or if you just want to take advantage of a 25 percent reduction, search out a place with shavings at the front door instead of holly...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Christmas Spirit Catches Square; Merchants Finish Holiday Trim Job | 12/3/1948 | See Source »

...London, U.S. Ambassador Lewis Douglas contributed to good Anglo-U.S. relations by bringing a touch of horse opera into Mayfair. A startled horse, ridden by a lady on her way to Rotten Row, began to rear and plunge in front of Douglas' car. Rancher Lew (he owns some wide acres in Arizona) jumped from his car, caught the ornery critter by the bridle, led it to the safety of the bridle path. Then, in true western hero style, he shyly left the scene without even asking the name of the rescued lady...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People | 11/29/1948 | See Source »

...same plane from Mexico City, but Rita said it was only a coincidence (he is still married to wife No. 1; her divorce from husband No. 2, Orson Welles, has just become final). Rita's trip, she announced, was merely "to see the sights and rest." On its front page, the local Prensa Libre burbled: "She weighs 118 pounds, all curves and the most extraordinary sex appeal ever imagined. She and the Khan traveled all over Europe and Mexico like brothers." Fed up with excited reporters, the Aly snapped at one: "Look here, old boy. I like to answer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People | 11/29/1948 | See Source »

...some recent pictures, Betty Grable fans have had a hard time finding their girl beneath the ermine and the bustles. In this one, she appears in tights, slit skirts, and other examples of sensible Grable costume. Fortunately, the camera provides all the customers with seats well down front, just below the runway...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Pictures, Nov. 29, 1948 | 11/29/1948 | See Source »

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