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Word: nonogenarian (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1931-1931
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John Davison Rockefeller, astute nonogenarian with potent holdings in National City Bank, who reputedly advised the younger Stillman to resign the institution's presidency because of scandal ten years ago. Grandfather of the groom, he kept to his home in Pocantico Hills, N. Y., sent his blessing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Names in the News | 6/15/1931 | See Source »

...Jersey. Mr. Reynolds most recently distinguished himself in his work for Bank of International Settlements (TIME, Sept. 23, 1929). Some day the bank may leave its dingy Victorian building at Broadway and Wall Street. But for at least another century it will carry with it the legend of its nonogenarian founder, which has just begun to grow. Except for Rockefeller, he was the last of the eigth Century Titans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The Last Titan | 5/11/1931 | See Source »

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