Word: asked
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...hardly necessary to ask a former Athletic who the greatest manager baseball is. "Crash" left no doubt at his decision: "Connie Mack is a great fellow--just like a father to his ball players. He's a mental and physical phenomenon--just as alert as you or I despite...
...four years later, he is the most popular of them all. His column appears six days a week in 310 newspapers with a total circulation of 12,255,000. Millions of people at home read it avidly, write letters to him, pray for him, telephone their newspapers to ask about his health and safety. Abroad, G.I.s and generals recognize him wherever he goes, seek him out, confide in him. The War Department and the high command in the field, rating him a top morale-builder, scan his column for hints.* Fellow citizens and fellow-newsmen have heaped honors...
China's people could ask no more. They deserved no less...
Today's issue of the SERVICE NEWS, you will notice, is marked "Free Copy." It is being distributed without expectation of remuneration. Why do we do this, you ask, gentle reader. Well, it's an advertising stunt; we gotta live. Why should we try to deceive you? Why should we ennoble ourselves? This morning's paper is just a sample of what you'll find on your doorstep every Tuesday and Friday morning if you come up to the CRIMSON Building, 14 Plympton Street, and give us your ten bits...
...embarrassment became more & more acute, for they are almost as anxious as the Russians are to get the matter settled. The Russians, watching Finland writhe, her defensive positions shattered, a large part of her army knocked out and her politicians still arguing about a new government, are inclined to ask: "What is this? A debating society...