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Word: misters (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Crimeds "Mister X and Mister Y" mingled with the Dartmouths for several days, listened to their secret plans for revenge on the Crimson, and then tripped back to Cambridge to share the secrets with Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dartmouth Weekend: Invitation to Buffoonery | 10/22/1949 | See Source »

...Delhi or touring his India, Nehru sticks to salwars, a homespun shirt and a white Gandhi cap for his high bald crown. He is Panditji-literally, Mister Scholar -to his people. To most of them his Cambridge speech is unintelligible, nor is he himself quite at ease in the Hindu vernaculars. The mass of Indians cannot read his prolific English writings. Nonetheless, he has followed in Gandhi's footsteps as a popular national hero...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: Anchor for Asia | 10/17/1949 | See Source »

...Angels. As usual, canny old (74) Lee Shubert, whose theatrical real-estate empire controls half of Manhattan's playhouses, was trying to keep ahead of the game. In 1948-49, he knew, radio and television had taken over five legitimate theaters. To keep his houses from gathering cobwebs, "Mister Lee" planned to import at least four plays from London and possibly produce some himself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: New Season in Manhattan? | 9/12/1949 | See Source »

...mother used to be in the act and are still on call. "We're more laugh manufacturers than comedians," says Ole Olsen, 56. "Our gags are kind of living cartoons with spoken captions. We operate on the theory that people want fun, fun and more fun. Mister, you can't stand still. Even when we make mistakes we make them enthusiastically...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio & TV: Laugh Factory | 7/11/1949 | See Source »

...Pasadena, Calif, chapter of the American Institute of Architects earnestly resolved that its members for one year should address each other (even in conversation) as "Architect" instead of "Mister," to test whether the title added to the dignity and business volume of the profession...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANNERS & MORALS: Americana, Jun. 20, 1949 | 6/20/1949 | See Source »

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