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Word: thompsons (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...except the chorus Miya Sama, Miya Sama. ... In the second place, the whole opera is exceedingly offensive to all Japanese because of its flippant treatment of their divine Mikado. . . . So let's not deprive ourselves of some fine entertainment and a chance to insult the Japs. . . . J. C. THOMPSON Borinquen Field...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 12, 1942 | 1/12/1942 | See Source »

...within the little church. First through the door came Mr. Roosevelt on the arm of his military aide, Major General Edwin ("Pa") Watson, his big hand gripping an ivory-headed walking stick. Then came Mrs. Roosevelt and the President's naval aide, Captain John R. Beardall; Miss Malvina Thompson, Mrs. Roosevelt's secretary; Lord and Lady Halifax...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Conferences, In Church & Out | 1/12/1942 | See Source »

...poetry corner John Malcolm Brinnin's "John the Baptist" stands out as the most original and forceful. Technically modern, yet with a stability and poise which characterizes too little Advocate poetry, this piece achieves a balance between the verbose complexities of Dunstan Thompson and the simple triteness of Bruce Phemister whose poems also appear in this issue. Not to be forgotten is Robert Hillyer's "Fantasy," a bit of skillfully unimportant frou-frou, but delightful...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ON THE SHELF | 1/7/1942 | See Source »

...performance of an 80-city tour, Bobby Riggs, also making his professional debut, won by default from Fred Perry, 1941 pro champion, when Perry sprawled headlong on the hard floor, injured a nerve in his right forearm. To pinch-hit for Perry for at least a week, Promoter Alexis Thompson got Gene Mako, onetime U.S. doubles champion (with Budge), to turn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Who Won, Jan. 5, 1942 | 1/5/1942 | See Source »

Harvard Freshmen--lw, Collinson; c, Harding; rw, Wood; ld, Mechem; rd, Carstensen; g, Thompson...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YARDLING SIX NETS 7-1 WIN | 12/17/1941 | See Source »

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