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Word: siring (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...story is all about borax claim jumping and the love of Noah Beery Jr. for Saloonkeeper Rambeau's spoiled daughter (Anne Baxter). Its sandy wastes are punctuated by one good crack. Says Mule Skinner Beery describing his sire: "He had twelve other sons besides me. I was always the youngest and puniest. Gosh, he was a fine old feller! Never raised a hand to none of us boys-'cept in self-defense." If I Had My Way (Universal) will thrill countless admirers of Singer Bing Crosby by making him the foster father of Songstress Gloria Jean, Universal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Also Showing | 5/20/1940 | See Source »

...from a bug rider to a full-fledged jockey, he was signed up by rich Sportsman Herbert Woolf (at a reputed salary of $20,000 a year plus 10% of winning purses). In the Kentucky Derby, Peewee Flinchum will probably ride Woolf's Prompt Pay, by the same sire as Lawrin (1938 Derby winner). His following hoped he would have better luck in the Derby than he did during his first bugless day. He rode four horses, but nary a winner...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Wonder Boy Jockey | 3/25/1940 | See Source »

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