[Ads-l] Citation for "Cub Scout"

Shapiro, Fred fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU
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Cub Scout (OED mentions the term "Cub Scout", s.v. "cub," but gives no citation for it)

1924 Jewish Advocate 17 Jan. 15/4 (ProQuest)  The Cub Scout idea is to make those young lads good boy scouts and good loyal citizens.

Fred Shapiro




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