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Word: playford (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

After buying into Mid-Continent Airlines, Inc. and becoming a director, Ted Law laid out $250,000 for a substantial interest in Alaska Airlines. A month ago he persuaded chubby, bearded Harry R. Playford, chairman of the board of the First National Bank of St. Petersburg, Fla., to put in another $250,000. Marshall and Playford gave Law the job of civilizing the line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AVIATION: North to Alaska | 3/12/1945 | See Source »

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