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Word: toed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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In Kingstree, S. C., Farmer H. R. Morris found a lost cow which had swished its tail around a tree, knotted itself fast, slowly starved to death.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Oddest | 12/25/1939 | See Source »

In Golden, Colo., suicidal Edward Madden climbed a tree, tied a rope to a branch, fastened the other end around his neck, and jumped. The rope broke, Edward Madden staggered away in a daze, died of a fractured skull when his head struck a boulder.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Oddest | 12/25/1939 | See Source »

In Chillicothe, Ohio, Mrs. Harry McNeal bent over to dry herself after a bath, backed into a heater named "Good Luck," branded herself with the name reversed.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Oddest | 12/25/1939 | See Source »

A tall, big-jawed, witty bachelor, Philippe Heriat considers himself to have been one of the three worst students in his school. The other two: French Air

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Goncourt | 12/25/1939 | See Source »

Minister Guy La Chambre and Film Director Rene Clair. In 1916 Heriat gave up his studies to enlist, fought for 20 months. His first book, The Lamb, won the Renaudot Prize in 1931. The Spoiled Children, winner of the Goncourt, is his seventh.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Goncourt | 12/25/1939 | See Source »

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