Word: belled
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...bright-witted, toothy British youngsters last week raised merry hell with British-Canadian relations. In the first frantic days of the war Caroline and Eddie Bell were shipped off to Canada by their Oxford don father who admonished them that "you can't lay the flattery and gratitude on too thick-they love it." After a year in Canada and the U. S. the children couldn't stand it any longer, authored a book entitled Thank You Twice (Harcourt, Brace; $1). This time they heeded the admonition of their publisher to "pull no punches," said precisely what they...
...disease; in Philadelphia. His specialty was the recovery of stolen jewels after the police had given up. Some of his recoveries: $600,000 of Mrs. James P. Donahue's jewels in 1925, $100,000 of Joshua S. Cosden's in 1924, $185,000 of Mrs. Margaret Hawkesworth Bell's in 1935. His confidential methods of recovery led to his conviction for perjury and the revocation of his detective license...
...Rings, Bells, Blocks. Dr. Gesell discovered that all infants unfold in a strict pattern of activity. He developed a number of delicate tests which normal babies should be able to pass at a given age. If a baby deviates from the biological schedule, Dr. Gesell claims that a doctor can tell that something is wrong. The tests take only ten to 20 minutes, can be easily mastered by all doctors. They require such simple equipment as colored rings, a rattle, blocks, a pellet and bottle, a bell, a string, paper and crayon, etc. A few examples of normal behavior...
...acts like a tiny tree ape, lashing his arms, clenching his fists. He lies mostly on his side with his head turned, one arm extended, the other flexed. He turns his head and eyes through an arc of 90° to look at rings and rattles, listen to a bell. When the doctor tries to pull him up, his head sags back...
...While sitting, lift a 100-lb. bar bell from the floor with both hands and straighten arms overhead. Ten times in 30 seconds...