Word: beers
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...what his "program for dealing with inflation" would be. One measure being discussed is allocation of critical materials; e.g., halting the use of steel for beer cans. Over that measure hangs the threat of a black market. Another idea is to give the Government the authority to step into the nation's farms and set aside grain for overseas shipment. That expedient will not control grain prices unless the Government also fixes the price at which the producers must sell...
...junior gunmen got the idea from some of their fathers, who used the same weapons on women's legs at the American Legion Convention in Manhattan. But they had improved on the older generation's technique: they loaded up with ink, perfume, turpentine, ammonia, oil, whiskey, beer and bleaching fluids...
Striking out at the lack-of unity in recent classes, the report will urge that all Freshman activities be aimed at bringing Yardlings closer together. Increasing the number of smokers and beer parties, providing a Register with pictures of all members of the class, and making the Union clubs more attractive are part of the program...
...over 6,000,000 records) is about to receive its annual exhuming. At 59, Berlin is off to Hollywood to put the finishing touches on a new movie which will have eight new new Berlin songs and eight old ones. Berlin, who can't read music and plays beer-hall-style piano by ear, tries out his tunes on a trick piano which transposes the only key he knows (F sharp) to any key that he wants...
Died. John Joseph ("Jack") Dunne, 57, beer baron of the Dry Decade; during an operation; in Jersey City. Dunne kept a number of giant Jersey breweries running during Prohibition, bootlegged his way to a $15 million fortune, discreetly retired in 1930 when gangstering got too hot for him, went bankrupt eleven years later...