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...quite-a-lady in the dark, misleads and falls in love with young Dr. Dick Haymes, and demonstrates the fact that motherhood's extra pound or so of flesh can improve even the screen's most unimprovable body. Radio's wry, rough Beatrice Kay and bland, smooth Phil Silvers contribute some likable comedy; William Gaxton's performance, as Dr. Haymes's worried father, is a fine, quiet piece of backstage sentimentalism. The big production numbers (hung mainly on the idea that Gaxton, as Ze Chef, marshalls forth young women dressed to represent condiments and fancy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Pictures, May 14, 1945 | 5/14/1945 | See Source »

Eugene Meyer, who became a publisher at 57, is used to irate readers after twelve years of owning the plain-speaking Post. His defensive equipment includes a bland, impressive air, two years of boxing lessons from Heavyweight Champion James J. Corbett, and a one-round 1942 decision over Jesse Jones, who also once objected to a Post editorial. From this armory of possible defenses, Publisher Meyer chose the mildest. Said he: "Mr. Secretary, I will be glad to discuss this with you after you have calmed down a little." Having given the Secretary of State a lesson in diplomacy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Diplomatic Lesson | 5/14/1945 | See Source »

...only feelings of hostility he raised on his bland way through Washington came from his balance-sheet-minded ex-boss, Jesse Jones, who sent him packing to St. Louis in January 1943. But by last week even this quarrel was patched...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Truman's Man | 4/30/1945 | See Source »

...most schools, bland, rawboned Frank P. Nagel, 53, would be known as the janitor. But in Hadley Technical High School, St. Louis, by virtue of a resolution of the school board, he has been known as a custodian. Last week the citizens of St. Louis made Janitor Nagel another kind of custodian: he was elected a member of the city board of education...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Custodian of Learning | 4/16/1945 | See Source »

...Paris, en route to Yalta, Harry Hopkins had talked to Foreign Minister Georges Bidault about "internationalized bases." He had received a bland reply: "French bases are at Allied disposal now. For the future what we do with our bases is between us and our colonies. If bases are internationalized, it must be reciprocal, which would also include such places as Pearl Harbor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: After You, Dear Allies | 2/26/1945 | See Source »

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