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Word: bracelets (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Shapiro) kibitzed Paris, Broadway and Hollywood because: 1) he craved fine-feathered friends, and 2) the right people could help him promote his interests. He wanted Cafe Society recognition for himself and his wife, Paula. On Paula's wrist Radio and Cinema Comedian George Burns saw a nifty bracelet. Soon No. 1 Zany Gracie Allen (Mrs. Burns) had $4,885 worth of duty-free baubles like Paula's. Soon Supreme Court Justice Edgar J. Lauer's wife, Elma, had a duty-free Paris wardrobe just as pretty as Paula...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Feb. 13, 1939 | 2/13/1939 | See Source »

From the $600,000 collection brought by courier, Zog chose a diamond tiara, a bracelet, brooch and two rings. The courier and his jewel box then boarded a Rome-bound Ala Littoria (Italian) airliner for his journey to Paris. After crossing the Apennines, the liner plunged into fog, suddenly smashed into the slope of Mt. Altino near Formia. The jewel box hurtled clear, burst open and spread the gems over the ground. Startled shepherds clambered to the plane, found it a blazing wreck, with the 19 passengers and crew dead. They pocketed as many of the bright stones as they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: Lost & Found | 10/3/1938 | See Source »

...Bracelet...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: RADCLIFFE NEWS IN OFFER MANY "LOST AND FOUNDS" | 2/2/1938 | See Source »

...Balmoral luncheon table lay birthday gifts for the Queen-a diamond and emerald bracelet, linked together in a design of Tudor roses and Scottish thistles, from the King, other presents from the little princesses, Queen Mary, and members of the royal family...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Guns & Bells | 8/16/1937 | See Source »

...soft "rainbow effect" desired by the Crown Princess. She tripped over a cushion just as she was about to sit down in one of the two "bridal chairs" - there is no altar in a Dutch church - but Prince Bernhard kept his bride from falling, and later, when a diamond bracelet fell off her Royal Highness' arm, he smoothly restored it. The clasp of her diamond necklace held...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NETHERLANDS: Serene & Royal | 1/18/1937 | See Source »

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