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Word: mop (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Skinny, bushy-haired James Anderson of Port Arthur, Texas was one of the thousands of U.S. soldiers who spent more time during the war pushing a mop than firing a rifle. He never won any medals, but last week it began to look as though his old G.I. mop had brought him a share of both fame & fortune...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: R-a-g M-o-p | 3/13/1950 | See Source »

...movie's heroine, Susan Hayward, has been nominated for the best actress of the year. The manager of the Astor Theater is happy: not only is his theater well-filled even on afternoons, but his floor is so well-washed with tears that it must need only a dry mop at the end of the day. And, of course, the audience this film has found is happy: they must be telling their friends that "My Foolish Heart" is like a beautiful soap-opera come true...

Author: By George A. Leiper, | Title: THE MOVIEGOER | 3/1/1950 | See Source »

After New York, Rodzinski had gone to Chicago. He had lasted one year. Last week, after eleven guest conductors in two seasons, the Chicago Symphony Association voted its baton to a relative newcomer to the U.S.: mop-haired Czech Conductor Rafael Kubelik, 35, who made a hit as a guest conductor last fall (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: New Permanents | 1/9/1950 | See Source »

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