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...against the socialization of the U. S. "If you are of that school of thought that thinks that society would be happier and men would lead more pleasant lives if all of the economic instrumentalities of the nation were controlled by the State, then you should . . . follow the banner of the third term candidate...
...Willkie headquarters at Youngstown carried a 46-foot banner that read, "Welcome, Mr. President...
...cars and trucks a week. Production men strove to keep up with dealers' orders. Dealers' used car stocks, which ended nascent auto booms in 1937 and 1939, were in the healthy neighborhood of 500,000-not too high. It looked like the start of a banner year...
Almost as well known as the genesis of The Star-Spangled Banner is the history of God Bless America-how Kate Smith's Manager & Partner Ted Collins asked Irving Berlin to whip up a patriotic ballad for the diva's Armistice Eve program in 1938; how Songwriter Berlin sat down at a piano, pecked out a variation of a ballad he had written in 1917; how Kate Smith relentlessly plugged the song. Not so well known are the many commercial and artistic complications through which God Bless America has recently staggered...
...Castle Hill Stadium in The Bronx, at bingo games, and it was a standout feature of the President's birthday balls.... At Sheboygan, Wis., a local ordinance makes it a must at all band concerts along with America, The Stars and Stripes Forever, and The Star-Spangled Banner...