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...Bolivia. On Nov. 1, All Saints' Day, the beginning of seeding time, the young men come with their guitars and swing the prettiest cholas from the boughs of tall willows. After that there is a picnic and next day, the Day of the Dead, everyone lays flowers in the cemeteries for those who swing no more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE HEMISPHERE: Springtime | 11/11/1946 | See Source »

...officials, however, auxious for pleasant social contacts to be made, are optimistic about the whole thing, pointing out that the 'Cliffedwellers are a rugged tribe. It is also to be noted, they say, that the new freshman class at Radcliffe is its prettiest in recent years, all of which may be taken at face value...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PBH Teas Give Chance for Sober Evaluation of New 'Cliffedwellers | 9/28/1946 | See Source »

...best-of-season award went to a dreamy, lovey-dovey piece called Portrait of a Girl, the Playhouse had actually done some better work. It was one of the few shows to tell writers: "Write about anything you like." And it paid one of radio's prettiest pennies ($200) for winning scripts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Queen's Plaything | 8/26/1946 | See Source »

Hefty, healthy Dorothy ("Dodo") Bundy wore down Britain's left-handed Kay Stammers Menzies, 32, not the player she once was but still the prettiest thing on the courts. Freckled, pudgy Margaret Osborne, a hard hitter, and Louise Brough (rhymes with rough), a big doe-eyed blonde, inseparable off the courts, were unbeatable as a doubles team. Best of the California four: hard-driving Pauline ("Bobby") Betz...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Ladies' Day at Wimbledon | 7/15/1946 | See Source »

...salt described their mating: "The prettiest piece of navigation I ever seen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Whales Limited | 6/3/1946 | See Source »

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