Word: asked
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Glenn Miller's induction has brought me unspeakable relief. It's not his music, and certainly Miller himself is not that distasteful to me. At last, however, I shall have peace. No more people are going to ask me, with an irritated edge in their voice, "But why don't you like Glenn Miller...
...Argentine Chamber of Deputies voted last week, 66-to-22, to ask Minister of Interior Miguel Culaciati to explain why he had not suppressed "the activities of the German National Socialist Party, which continues to function in Argentina under the name of the Federation of German Welfare and Cultural Clubs...
...control but at his fingertips. He keeps his own index of Navy tankers, knows every moment where each one is. No man dares tell him a job has been done if it hasn't-Calhoun knows in an instant, and woe betide the offender (although the Admiral may ask him to lunch half an hour later...
...York City Health Department will soon investigate reports that athlete's foot is being spread in stores now that more & more women are appearing stockingless to try on shoes. Many shoe dealers are already distressed about the problem, but dare not ask their customers to put on socks before trying on shoes...
...Since he took over, the Sunday school's attendance has increased from 700 to 1,250. At first some children expected him to work miracles before their eyes. Now they understand that Clayton is not the real Superman-he merely plays him. Most embarrassing question Sunday-school pupils ask: Is there really a Superman? Clayton's sly answer: They will have to find that out from someone else...