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Word: winter (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...other writer like Margaret Mitchell; such others as Caroline Miller (Lamb in His Bosom); Evelyn Hanna (Blackberry. Winter); Harry Lee (Fox in the Cloak); a tolerated museum of art, music club, theatre guild...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GEORGIA: Crossroad Town | 12/25/1939 | See Source »

...Tried out his new "throne," a handsomely carved, high-legged walnut chair specially designed to seat him at eye level with those who file by him at official handshaking functions. Terribly tiring are all White House receptions, but worst is the diplomatic reception, social high light of the Washington winter season. With the aid of the "Siege Perilous"-so dubbed by Washington wits-Franklin Roosevelt came paint-fresh through the exhausting ordeal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Green Christmas | 12/25/1939 | See Source »

...Green winter, many deaths," sages quoted in Minnesota. No snow to speak of had fallen, and Minnesotans still watered their lawns after one of the driest Novembers in memory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WEATHER: Driest Fall | 12/25/1939 | See Source »

...championship races at Sun Valley last winter, Miss McKean bettered Dick Durrance's slalom records by six seconds, an amazing accomplishment for a girl...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SKIERS ASSEMBLE TO HEAR MARIAN McKEAN | 12/19/1939 | See Source »

...then, one winter, Vag made a disturbing discovery. Be found that it didn't matter whether he wrote to you at all. Incredible as it seemed just a few suggestions to Father seemed to do the trick. The presents came through fine just as ordered. And so faith in Santa went into serious decline. In fact, speaking seriously, Santa, nothing ever went into Vag's ashean quite so completely before or since. Except the stork. For a while, Father, like an old silly, kept dressing up like you every Christmas. But it was a pretty dismal flop--and he gave...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Vagabond | 12/18/1939 | See Source »

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