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Word: pete (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...pert, dark Italian who said she was born in New York, moved to Philadelphia at 8, first surrendered to a man at 18, took to the streets when he deserted her five years later. After six months a madam named Mollie introduced her to a booker named Pete. "Mollie says, 'This is the new girl, Renee.' And I says, 'Hello.' And Pete says, 'Wanna work steady?' And I says, 'Yes, I do.' And he says, 'You know what you hafta wear?' And I says, 'Yeah, evening gowns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WOMEN: Bawdy Business | 5/25/1936 | See Source »

...Pete Stone held St. Mark's to three hits as the Freshman nine gained their thirteenth straight victory 8-4. Brilliant fielding by the schoolboys made the game a real contest and the Yearlings did not salt the game away until the eighth inning...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshmen Take St. Mark's 8-4 for Thirteenth Victory | 4/30/1936 | See Source »

...lineup was as follows: forwards, Platt (Y), Davis (Y), Murtha (Y), Towle (Y), Bob Knapp (H, Capt.), Pete Knapp (B), McGinn (H); scrum half, Fayette (H); fly half, Channing (B); wing 3/4, Frank (Y), Loomis (Y); center 3/4, Simpson* (H), Despard (Y, Capt.); full back, Whitehead (L), Scoring: tries, first half-Fayette, Frank, Channing; second half--Williams, Bob Knapp. Total...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RUGGERS GAIN 3 WINS DURING BERMUDA TRIP | 4/6/1936 | See Source »

...winning. The first time round, his rider, Fulke Walwyn, lost his whip but Reynoldstown stayed with the leaders without urging. As Davy Jones took the third fence from the finish, Reynoldstown was a strong second, with the remaining ten horses in the field, including the U. S. entries, Pete Bostwick's Castle Irwell and John Hay Whitney's Double Crossed, strung out well behind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: At Aintree | 4/6/1936 | See Source »

Members of the undefeated boxing team to compete are: 115-pound class, Alexander Valois; 125-pound class, Larry Crampton; 135-pound class, Pete Ward; 145-pound class, Dwight Ellis; 155-pound class, Pete Olney; 165-pound class, Captain Smith; 175-pound class, Gordon Robertson. Harvard has entered no contestant in the heavyweight division...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BOXERS AND WRESTLERS COMPETE IN EASTERNS | 3/13/1936 | See Source »

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