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Word: spruced (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1930
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...candidate for the Senate). Mr. Jameson was the largest individual contributor ($172,800) to the Hoover campaign (TIME, April 28). Squarejawed, tightlipped, with a big dimple in his chin, Mr. Jameson has grey-fringed black hair, a close-cropped black mustache, wears sparkling pince-nez before placid grey eyes. Spruce and good looking, he refused to be photographed because, he said, he was "not good looking enough." The tale he told the committee concerned how he had played what politicians call "the fat cat" (cash provider) in the South to defeat Smith...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Dollars & Divinity | 5/19/1930 | See Source »

...morals and efficiency to guide the 4,000 Gold Star mothers and War widows the U. S. this summer is sending abroad to the graves of their sons, their husbands. Before these men at the hotel stood Major General John Lesesne De Witt, Quarter-master-General of the Army, spruce, military, full of last-minute advice. Gravely he informed them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Dry Guides | 4/28/1930 | See Source »

After being thus drenched Edward of Wales took crafty revenge on King Alfonso. At an inspection of the Royal Spanish Navy the heir of Britain, who had been asked to wear a spruce naval uniform, put on his slouchiest flannel suit, his most bashed and floppy hat and gave the little Spanish Navy the kind of inspection he thought it deserved, in view of King...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SPAIN: Royal Joke | 4/28/1930 | See Source »

...Logs (Spruce, Cedar) Free $1.00 Free...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE TARIFF: Nightmare's End | 3/31/1930 | See Source »

...Point a Single Instance!" To Moscow from London hurried spruce, grey-haired Ed. L. Keen, Vice President of United Press for Europe, and was received by Prime Minister Alexy Rykov of the Soviet Union, the man whom Dictator Josef Stalin is behind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: All Against Russia | 3/10/1930 | See Source »

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