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Word: springfields (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Coach Hal Ulen's powerful tank team may run into a tartar tomorrow evening when it journeys to Springfield to do battle with the Gymnast natators at eight o'clock...

Author: By Donald Peddic, | Title: MERMEN ENCOUNTER GYMNASTS SATURDAY | 2/2/1940 | See Source »

...ruck of New York City: an elevator mechanic, a telegraph office clerk, a baker, a telephone linesman, a chauffeur, a power company clerk, a tailor, a correspondence school salesman. Some belonged to the Army and Navy reserves or the National Guard; one was a captain. The props included twelve Springfield rifles, 3,500 rounds of ammunition reportedly stolen from National Guard armories, one long sword, 18 cans of cordite powder, a collection of soup and beer cans with accessories for turning them into bombs, four belts of machine-gun ammunition, four .22 rifles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: G-Whiz | 1/22/1940 | See Source »

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