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Word: khakied (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Traditions have even sprung up for the Mill Streeters--they have their own uniform, white shirt and khaki pants, and their own locomotive cheer...

Author: By James M. Storey, | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 12/7/1950 | See Source »

...first recruits, have continued to do so ever since, making the Black Watch "in truth a family, with ... ancestors and descendants." For 200 years the infantrymen of the Watch marched to war in kilts; with the coming of World War II they were ordered-to prevent identification-into common khaki uniforms. "But damn it!" roared an enraged Jock on hearing this shocking news, "We want to be identified...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Highland Family | 11/20/1950 | See Source »

...picture depicts "The Annual Military Hall--Tops in the List of Social Activities." Ted, handsome with his yellow hair and smart khaki uniform, dances with the perennial blond of comic book fame. Their dialogue reads...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Comic Book Praises Army Uniform; Says ROTC Is Key to Social Success | 11/9/1950 | See Source »

...Locomobile at Chicago's 1908 auto show was a honey. The paint job was white, the cushions and trim were red and the top, supported by wooden bows, was sleek in tailored khaki. The powerful young fellow who had been hanging around the show for four days couldn't keep his eyes off it, but the price was staggering: $5,000. He had only $700, and a wife and two kids back in Iowa to think about, but a bank lent him the money and Walter P. Chrysler, 33, had his first...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: It Can Happen Here | 10/30/1950 | See Source »

...General Hershey has been interested merely in your age, your glands, and how well you look in khaki. When the latest deferment brainchild is confirmed, he will be interested in your next hour exam as well. To get college men for the army, the General plans to hack away at each class from the bottom...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Out of the Draft | 10/14/1950 | See Source »

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