Word: boom
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...bloom off Canada's durable boom? Although 6,000,000 Canadians, more than ever before, have jobs, and the gross national product seems sure this year to edge over 1956's record, some soft spots are appearing in an economy that is closely tied to the U.S. Cautioned the Bank of Nova Scotia: "The upward trend of Canadian business has in recent months been tapering...
...married to celebrate"). Before his first year on TV was out, hard-drinking Don had missed more than 30 telecasts, but no one seemed to care. He latched onto two shows, Where's Sherwood? and Why Sherwood?, hit the West like a sonic boom...
WATER-SKI BOOM is turning into big business. Skimakers forecast sales of 250,000 pairs worth $6,500,000 this year, almost 50% more than 1956, also say that water-ski fans will buy $18 million worth of outboard boats and motors (14% of total outboard sales...
...BOOM IN HOUSEMAIDS...
...trouble with the new boom is that so few maids are well-trained. As the quantity increases, the quality of the work has slipped until U.S. housewives often put up with inefficiency that no businessman would stand for. The washing machine, the mangle, and the modern stove are as baffling to some maids as a Univac electronic brain; the housewife herself operates them, or they get broken. While Americans will put up with high prices indefinitely, the time may be at hand when employment agencies would do better to set up training courses for maids instead of an inquisition...