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Word: lighting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...haven't been bombed by any Germans yet, but are waging relentless warfare against Air Raid Wardens, who come round at all hours of the night banging on the door and shouting that they can see a crack of light through one of our windows. The dog has gallantly bitten two of them, but they have retaliated by reporting him to the police. We are thinking of resorting to stink bombs! We have five people living with us, and are getting our family life organized on a communist basis. Daddy hates every minute of it, but mother has risen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 13, 1939 | 11/13/1939 | See Source »

...educational" order from the mother country last year, is by no means equipped to supply such a quantity. Last week the Empire Training Planners waited only the embargo-lifting vote by Congress to place $100,000,000 worth of orders in the U. S., for 600 light trainers, 900 fighters and bombers. Of this cost, Britain will pay half, Canada onequarter, Australia and New Zealand one-eighth each...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IN THE AIR: Wings for an Empire | 11/13/1939 | See Source »

...Editorial competition is restricted to Sophomores because it is felt that only these men who have been at Harvard over a year can successfully approach and write on subjects dealing with University, national, and international policies. All types of writing opportunities are open--Vagabonds, movie and play reviews, light or scholarly editorials, book reviews, and the like are among the variety of articles used in the second-page columns...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson's Four Boards Hold Tryouts; News, Business, Photography for 1943 | 11/10/1939 | See Source »

...attempting to gain its first victory over the Army since 1931, Harvard faces a comparatively light but star-studded eleven. In Yeager, Stella, Hatch, and Frontezak the Military Academy has a quartet of grid performers who could play on any man's squad...

Author: By Donald Peddle, | Title: Fran Lee and Gene Lovett Probable Starters Against Soldiers Tomorrow | 11/10/1939 | See Source »

Sullivan supporters rallied around the two-fisted Irishman's club on Mt. Auburn Street, when news of the election arrived, and hastily formed a torch-light auto procession which wound its way all through Harvard Square, even on the steps of the Lampoon...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lyons, Carr Win In Local Voting as Maguire Is Beaten | 11/8/1939 | See Source »

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