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Word: oelwein (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Usage:

Walter Chrysler, a topnotch railroad mechanic, had no idea how to drive. He hired a team of horses to haul the car home from the freight office in Oelwein, Iowa. But he spent three months taking it apart and putting it together again. By that time, he had a pretty good notion of how an automobile worked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: It Can Happen Here | 10/30/1950 | See Source »

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