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Word: jacks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Haynes, who uses a light plane to tend his winter trap line, got an inspiration after Mamie Eisenhower dazzled an inauguration ball with a sparkling gown covered with rhinestones. Said he: "A friend of mine, Jack Walsh, is both a trapper and a jeweler. When Mrs. Eisenhower wore that inauguration dress, all shimmering in pink rhinestones, Jack sold all his rhinestones. He ordered more rhinestones, and sold them too. I said to him, why couldn't we get her to wear beaver...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Mamie & the Fur Trade | 11/11/1957 | See Source »

...what was rumored as his thirteenth murder by poison. Graves argued that Palmer was the victim of circumstantial evidence. Intentionally or not, the TV version left no doubt of his guilt, and it tried to mitigate Palmer's villainy with the charm of skilled Actor Jack Lemmon. All the Lemmon twists could not make palatable a character who genially blackmailed his loving mother while planning the death of his brother for the insurance. Lacking either the spoofing playfulness of Kind Hearts and Coronets or the intrigue of the Borgia capers, the play amounted to a catalogue of crime with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Review | 11/4/1957 | See Source »

BIGGEST INSURANCE SCANDAL in Texas history, which has already caused resignation of state insurance commissioner, flock of investigations by grand juries and legislative committees, also resulted in ten-year jail sentence for Texas Promoter Ben-Jack Cage, who started it all with collapse of his multimillion-dollar ICT Insurance Co. Jury convicted Cage for using $100,000 in ICT funds to buy stock that he later credited to his own management company...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Clock, Nov. 4, 1957 | 11/4/1957 | See Source »

...Seniors Jack Bogan and Chaptain Tim Hogen form the backbone of the team; sophomore Cleo Cherryholmes, Jon Blake, John Morrison and Tom Cathcart have consistently paced the Elis to their earlier wins...

Author: By William C. Sigal, | Title: Harriers to Meet Yale, Princeton | 11/1/1957 | See Source »

Otherwise, injured Crimson players worked out despite their ills. Chet Boulris and Walker, who sustained neck injuries Saturday, were in action as was tackle Jack Foker, who hurt his ankle then. Don Gerety, now apparently recovered from his knee injury, also practiced hard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Three Key Regulars Remain Out As Squad Drills for Penn Game | 10/30/1957 | See Source »

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