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Word: norther (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Democrats for Eisenhower" movement last week began to blow like a Texas norther. Gusts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TEXAS: Where Everything Is More So | 9/29/1952 | See Source »

...much his bulls would actually bring in an open market. Up for sale went 29 of his best young Santa Gertrudis bulls. To Kleberg's surprise, some 500 ranchers from all over the Southwest swarmed into the flapping brown auction tent, braving a chill Texas "Norther." The bidding was even more surprising. The first bull went for $1,450, the next for $1,575; one fine bull brought the top price of $10,000. In all, the 29 bulls brought an average price of $3,411, for a thumping total of $98,919. That, said most of the cattlemen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AGRICULTURE: King's Crown | 11/20/1950 | See Source »

...Norther. In El Paso, Police Chief W. C. Woolverton sighed and announced that he was adding policemen to the force: "Cooler weather always brings more crime. People seem to eat more, wear more and steal more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Oct. 16, 1950 | 10/16/1950 | See Source »

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