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Word: warm (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...never bustles, but she is constantly busy. Her calm demeanor almost never deserts her. When she is displeased, her expression telegraphs the clue: her warm smile vanishes, is instantly replaced by a gelid stare. She is never fussy, but her eye and ear catch the smallest details. Last month, when the old Federal Security Agency was officially christened the Department of Health. Education and Welfare and she was sworn in as Secretary, Oveta went immediately to a White House telephone to call her office. She noted with satisfaction that the operator promptly chirped "Health, Education and Welfare" instead of "Federal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CABINET: Lady in Command | 5/4/1953 | See Source »

...seemed likely that Moore, more a political scientist than a politician, was resigned to the fact that he was not going to get a chance to be governor. What Dewey would do was the subject of warm speculation. In 1951, Dewey said that he had "no expectation of ever running for public office again." Last week, all he would say was that he has "no political plans." Possibly, Tom Dewey, who is still young enough (51) to be a presidential prospect in 1956 or even 1960, has made up his mind to run for governor again in 1954 to keep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: POLITICAL NOTES: Stirrings in New York | 5/4/1953 | See Source »

...most part, warm-weather attire remains a pretty stable affair. Cool, classic, and casual, the raw materials are cotton and acetate. Seersucker and cord suits, light-colored dresses made of cotton, and Bermuda shorts are among the Spring stand...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Spring Garments Use Cotton, Denim | 5/1/1953 | See Source »

...quarter-century ago, warm-weather designs were becoming so scant that an ananymous writer commented, "Give feminine fashions time enough and they will starve all the moths to death." Apparently, they haven't had enough time, and the moth is far from extinction. For a while, bathing suits threatened to disappear under the French influence, but they are once again coming into use as an article of clothing. Dresses, suits, and blouses are not spare of material, either...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Spring Garments Use Cotton, Denim | 5/1/1953 | See Source »

...wasn't much of a contest. In fact, to all intents and purposes yesterday's 17 to 5 varsity lacrosse victory over M.I.T. was little more than a warm-up for Saturday's game with Dartmouth. Scoring at will, substituting freely and generally enjoying themselves, the Crimson ten trampled the Engineers with little effort...

Author: By Walter B. Dregman, | Title: Ten Crushes Engineers; Freshmen Top Middlesex | 4/30/1953 | See Source »

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