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Word: mayors (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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TIME has been reporting the story of Los Angeles' phenomenal growth for a long time. Recently, when Angelenos reelected their mayor, it seemed an appropriate occasion for trying to tell it all in one piece. The result was last week's cover story on Mayor Fletcher Bowron and his city...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Jul. 11, 1949 | 7/11/1949 | See Source »

...Angeles is so big that nobody knows all about it-not even Mayor Bowron and his master planners-and many people had to be seen to fit all the parts of the story together. Furthermore, Los Angeles is still changing so rapidly that a month's passage can make facts & figures incorrect. This burgeoning growth was demonstrated by our experiences with the seven photographers who worked for eight weeks taking the color shots for the picture supplement accompanying the story. Having chosen a location for a specific shot or a panoramic view, they were likely to find, on returning...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Jul. 11, 1949 | 7/11/1949 | See Source »

...Beau James, Gene Fowler tells the story of New York's lovable, gregarious ex-Mayor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The President and Politics | 7/4/1949 | See Source »

...echoes that concertgoers had loved to grumble about in the past-but it had replaced them with some equally awesome squeaks and yowls. When the program ended, the crowd gave the musicians (mostly New York Philharmonic-Symphony men) a big hand, listened politely and impatiently while Concert Co-Chairmen Mayor William O'Dwyer and Sam Lewisohn said a few words. Then they set up their usual shout for the person they really wanted to hear talk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Minnie Makes Sense | 7/4/1949 | See Source »

...John Roosevelt was elected Mayor of Hollywood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The President and Politics | 7/4/1949 | See Source »

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