Word: bags
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Thanks to Lt. Beackham's pointed reception of last week's guest columnist "The Bag" is back in its place. After witnessing a three hour dissertation on senility by the master, now nearing four years and twenty, all potential contributors weighed their 90 averages against the clamor of a well-read public, and have reneged "till the smoke clears." But we advocates of a free press stand in open defiance, from behind our cloak of anonymity, of course...
...those things' that will happen in a highly complicated operation . . . that could only be explained adequately by giving a blueprint of the plans. . . ." The General cited commanders' morale: "" . . Continual harping on ... error will destroy boldness. . . ." (The Gela blunder was kept in General Surles's censorship bag for eight months, popped out only after a staff sergeant, back from the front, opened the bag...
...Some pedants who have forgotten their Bible lessons in Sunday school object to night starvation, iceman, sex appeal . . . without realizing that they follow such impressive leadership as the Knight Templar, Gladstone bag . . . Lady Mother. ... What is specially characteristic of Anglo-American is the large and growing group of words which can be verbs, nouns or adjectives. . . ." Water is a good example...
...Lucky Bag receives a shot in the arm this morning by its first in a series of guest articles. This one, by "Hank" Amlin, contains the news of the week as seen through the eyes of a Texas throwback in the badlands of the North.... Ensign H. Amlin...
Spoils of War. In Los Angeles, the sheriff arrested a twelve-year-old boy for stealing a Garand rifle, cartridge belt, gas mask, helmet, motorcycle first-aid kit, field bag, a pair of binoculars, four bayo nets and scabbards, several pairs of trousers and several shirts from an Army camp. Said the boy: "I wanted to have some souvenirs to give to my grand children." Tyger, Tyger. In Los Angeles, Leo Winter was fined $500 for misapplication of ration points in spite of his explanation that he and his wife and his cat had eaten 495 Ib. of meat between...