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Word: sparsely (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Last night at the movies I saw a short telling us all about the wonderful patriotic work of our women who are releasing men for war service. I have seen any number of similar shorts extolling the virtues and patriotism of women in factories, shipyards, airplane shops, etc. (who are...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 19, 1944 | 6/19/1944 | See Source »

Victor Mature, Hollywood handsome who is now a chief bosun's mate, arrived in Manhattan with a Coast Guard musical show, Tars and Spars. Long known as a "beautiful hunk of man," he was pleased to report that "the Coast Guard fellows changed it to 'beautiful hunk of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Troubled | 5/15/1944 | See Source »

These are new summer uniforms for the women's services. For dress, Marine Women's Reserve Officers (left) will wear a neat white Palm Beach suit. Enlisted WACs (center) will wear a khaki tropical outfit similar to their officers'. An innovation: the garrison cap by Hatter Knox...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy: FOR SUMMER | 5/15/1944 | See Source »

Of the 1,000 women now enrolled in the WASPs, some 500 are still in training at Sweetwater, Tex. Hap Arnold said that the A.A.F. would need from one to two thousand more. Though he once privately stated that he did not want women in the A.A.F., he now backed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy - Saved from Official Fate | 4/3/1944 | See Source »

Women, though independent to a certain extent, still live to please men. When the uncomplimentary remarks made by our men about the WACs, WAVES, SPARS, and Marines are curtailed, we believe the enlistment of women will leap to surprising heights.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 7, 1944 | 2/7/1944 | See Source »

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