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Word: tennised (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Washington newshawks, bending over backward to find polite synonyms for "dictator," discovered that: 1) Dictator Batista has a cigaret holder like Franklin Roosevelt's amber one; 2) unlike the President he takes it out of his mouth when he talks; 3) he likes to sleep until 11 a. m...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CABINET: Wrinkle Remover | 11/21/1938 | See Source »

Born in Rome 37 years ago, Enrico Fermi was introduced to the atom at the University of Pisa, continued his acquaintance with it at Göttingen and Leyden, joined the University of Rome faculty in 1927. Short, wiry, dapper and cheerful, he has visited the U. S. several times...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Neutron Man | 11/21/1938 | See Source »

Fall House tournaments in gold and tennis are drawing to a close. P. J. Smith defeated Gordon L. Ross '40 in the final round of the Adams House tennis tourney, and Louis P. Roewer '40, has won the Kirkland House golf tournament.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RAMBLERS, ELEPHANTS DEADLOCKED IN TOUCH | 11/3/1938 | See Source »

In Manhattan Frederick Redefer's headquarters are off Riverside Drive in a four-story brownstone building, filled with books and Progressive pupils' paintings (visible behind him on TIME'S cover). In his spare time he goes to parties, skis, plays tennis, sometimes rises at 6 a. m...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Progressives' Progress | 10/31/1938 | See Source »

Married. Gregory Mangin, 31, four times (1932, 1933, 1935, 1936) U. S. indoor amateur singles tennis champion; and Clayton Sayre Sullivan, 20-year-old Charlotte socialite; in Charlotte, N. C.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Oct. 31, 1938 | 10/31/1938 | See Source »

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