Word: silver
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...went on active duty with the Naval Reserve, joined Brothers James, Franklin Jr. and Elliott, in uniform. >> The fabulously wealthy Maharaja of Jaipur, 29, joined the British forces in Egypt as a captain. At home he has a private army of his own, rides in a solid gold-and-silver coach. >> Mrs. Otto H. Kahn made herself useful in Cairo's British canteens. >> Rex Beach (The Spoilers, The Ne'er-do-Well), 63, registered for civilian defense in Florida, said he wanted to fight fires. >> Torchsinger Libby Holman's young second husband, Actor Ralph Holmes, lost...
Chungking is a rocky, corrugated tongue of land sticking out at the junction of the swift-flowing Kialing and Yangtze rivers. One evening last week, as the moon painted the rivers silver to guide the invading Japanese planes once more to their mark, the tongue squirmed and writhed in pain as never before...
...minded Chicago couple who sent leftover wedding invitations to assorted bigwigs they didn't know, Mr. and Mrs. Irénée du Pont sent formal regrets, a solid silver coffee urn, creamer, and sugar bowl...
Southwest's President Leland Hayward, cinema agent, TWA director and husband of twinkling Margaret Sullavan, gave each man a silver wrist tag. Stockholder Brian Aherne flew in in his Fairchild to see the fun. Stockholder Hoagie Carmichael thumped the piano in the canteen...
...late John D. Rockefeller, started her show in 1927 to raise money for a local charity. That year 595 dogs went to her party. Last week it took 65 judging rings to accommodate the 3,874 entries competing for the $18,000 in cash (and 409 sterling-silver trophies), biggest prize money in the history of dog shows...