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Word: succeeded (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Florida Governors, like those of many Southern States, may not succeed themselves. Not in the least perturbed by his constituents' persistent curiosity about his personal bank account. Governor Sholtz reached a precipitous decision to run for the Senate last January, soon descended on the State with a retinue of press adviser and combined chauffeur & bodyguard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FLORIDA: Pepper v. Sholtz v. Wilcox | 5/2/1938 | See Source »

...runoff. Best guess appeared to be that Pepper would be high man in the first primary, with Sholtz and Wilcox running neck and neck for second place. If, as is likely, none of the three has the requisite majority, Florida voters will not know for sure who will succeed Claude Pepper until the runoff election...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FLORIDA: Pepper v. Sholtz v. Wilcox | 5/2/1938 | See Source »

...CRIMSON poll on this subject," concludes Dr. Bock, "should be supported seriously by all students, since it represents an effort to explore the outlets available and why they succeed or fail...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Hanford, Bock Praise Crimson Poll on Activities Held Today | 4/21/1938 | See Source »

...resounding bang. When the "sweetest music this side of heaven" fades away, the stage is taken over by Donald Duck, who has a hilarious time with an omniverous ostrich, and by William Powell and Annabella, who in spite of the fantastic plot of "The Baroness and the Butler," also succeed in having a jolly time. If all programs were as good as this, movie reviewing would be uninterrupted bliss...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Moviegoer | 4/15/1938 | See Source »

Died. Ala'idin Sulaiman Shah, 74, Sultan of Selangor, third largest of the Federated Malay States; in Klang, Selangor. Some years ago the Sultan and the British agreed that his first son was not fit to succeed him. Two years ago the Sultan journeyed to London to persuade the Colonial Office that his second son should succeed. That trip was in vain: the British insisted on his third son, Cambridge-educated Tungku Laxaman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Apr. 11, 1938 | 4/11/1938 | See Source »

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