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Hokinson

American  
[hoh-kin-suhn] / ˈhoʊ kɪn sən /

noun

  1. Helen, c1900–49, U.S. cartoonist.


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Among those killed were Helen E. Hokinson, a New Yorker cartoonist, and Maine congressman George J. Bates, a supporter of home rule for the District.

From Washington Post • Aug. 21, 2021

There a local Helen Hokinson type gushed a welcome: "By your faith in womanhood, you have restored our confidence in ourselves."

From Time Magazine Archive

"A particularly wonderful group," clucked an official of the Japan Travel Bureau as a long line of Helen Hokinson ladies and balding gentlemen picked their way down the gangplank.

From Time Magazine Archive

To Bess Wilson, these spare-time journalists are no Helen Hokinson characters.

From Time Magazine Archive

Overwhelmed by the mysteries of the inheritance tax, the Hokinson matron asked: "How much would my tax be if I left it all to the government?"

From Time Magazine Archive

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