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Word: hatcheck (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1936-1936
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...drunk rose, foolishly pawed at Dancer Blossom. Up went her arm, up in flames went the flimsy papier-mache ceiling. When firemen fought their way in to smother the blaze, they found a Chinese cook, three orchestramen hidden in the icebox. Dead from flames and trampling were the hatcheck girl, a woman patron, two men. Torch-Dancer Blossom was arrested for violating San Francisco's fire laws...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Bouncer | 5/25/1936 | See Source »

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