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Word: waukegan (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Skin a Cat. In Waukegan, Ill., flattered John Stebley, 67, accepted an invitation to join some boys in a football game, survived a pretty rough scrimmage, made it to a bar, discovered his wallet was gone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Sep. 29, 1947 | 9/29/1947 | See Source »

Born. To Bob Feller, 28, star Cleveland Indian pitcher, and Virginia Wintrier Feller, 28: their second child, second son; in Waukegan, Ill. Name: Martin William. Weight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Sep. 22, 1947 | 9/22/1947 | See Source »

...Please Shut Up!" The off-hour activities were almost as arduous as the business sessions. Bellboys rushed velvet, satin or brocade evening gowns to & from the cleaners (average tip: 10?); elevator operators coped with breathless indecision. There was a barn dance and a moonlight boat ride to Waukegan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ORGANIZATIONS: Sex O'Clock | 7/1/1946 | See Source »

Jack Benny, who makes self-ridicule pay, carried a $10,000 chip on his shoulder last week. The wag from Waukegan asked NBC listeners for 50-word statements be ginning "I can't stand Jack Benny because...." The contest began as a scriptwriter's gag, but Benny took it seriously. Jack will be able to pay the prize money, without damage to his skinflint radio reputation : it will all be chargeable to program promotion, deductible for income...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: $10,000 Chip | 12/17/1945 | See Source »

...department store, you know. And the Countess Vitetti-the former Natalie Coe of Long Island and South Carolina. And the Countess Roberti-old Ogden H. Hammond's daughter. And Marchesa Vastezza-the former Bobbie Belchers of New York. And Baroness Carogna-the former Josephine Paddle-ford of Waukegan and Washington, D.C. And the Countess del Sgombro-who was Daphne Zugsmith of St. Paid. And of course, the Marchesa Sconciatura, who was the former Bridget O'Hare of Worcester, Mass...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: The Roman Social Season | 9/11/1944 | See Source »

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