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Word: miss (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...there are a few funny ones; but even if it were entirely dull, the feature would fully compensate. It was no accident that the title of Deanna Durbin's "That Certain Age" was taken from a song Ann Rutherford sang in "Love Finds Andy Hardy." This newest vehicle for Miss Durbin is much after the Hardy Family tradition; it has the delightful humor of teen age romance; it has the homely and appealing simplicity of a down-to-earth plot; and it has the skillful directing which makes for smooth, leisurely exposition. More important than all this, however...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Moviegoer | 12/2/1938 | See Source »

Harvard doesn't cut much ice in Norway according to blonde Miss Ella Gulbrandsen, 18-year-old Norwegian skiing prodigy, who in an interview yesterday said she had never heard of Harvard, but admitted knowing plenty about Dartmouth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD DOESN'T RATE WITH NORWEGIAN GIRL SKI CHAMP | 12/1/1938 | See Source »

...broken Garbo accept, Miss Gulbrandsen, now performing nightly at the Boston Garden, proudly announced, "I knit sweaters and mittens," but did not say whether they were destined for Hanover...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD DOESN'T RATE WITH NORWEGIAN GIRL SKI CHAMP | 12/1/1938 | See Source »

Strictly amateur punters. Mrs. Dwyer and Miss O'Brien had gone to the Bowie race track outside Washington, had chipped in $1 apiece to place a bet on the daily double, selecting No. 1 (a long shot named Charles F.) for the first race and No. 9 (a longer shot named James Boy) for the second race-just because they liked the number...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Double Trouble | 11/28/1938 | See Source »

Dwyer and Miss O'Brien were among the few spectators who shrieked with glee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Double Trouble | 11/28/1938 | See Source »

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