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Word: characterized (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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George Herriman's [famed comic-strip character] Krazy Kat once demonstrated, to an astonished duck, the same hat-making possibilities of the tortilla.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 7, 1949 | 11/7/1949 | See Source »

The question before the court was whether Adolf Schmidt, a German-language instructor who came to the U.S. in 1939, was a man of "good moral character." Applying for U.S. citizenship, Schmidt admitted casually that he had had sexual intercourse with unmarried women "now & then." Schmidt said he saw nothing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IMMIGRATION: Good Man | 11/7/1949 | See Source »

Last week in Manhattan the case of Adolf Schmidt was ruled on by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Schmidt's lawyer argued that moral character is not something determined by an immigration examiner but something "that measures up as good among the people of the community in which...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IMMIGRATION: Good Man | 11/7/1949 | See Source »

Don Sensato is a pensive Argentine comic-strip character who specializes in simple solutions for everyday problems. Last week, while Buenos Aires was agog at the size of the visiting Phillips Oilers basketball team (Center Bob Kurland is 7-ft. tall), Don Sensato had this to say: "It occurs to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Word from the Wise | 11/7/1949 | See Source »

The love interest is supplied by Mary Hatcher as Hominy's daughter, and Danny School as a returned Air Force veteran. (One of Mr. Scholl's songs, in which he reminisces of his flying experiences, is called, believe it or not, "The Big Movie Show in the Sky." Typical line...

Author: By George A. Leiper, | Title: THE PLAYGOER | 11/2/1949 | See Source »

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