Word: box
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...only the words they need for the "stories" she has them write. After these stories are written, she has them typed so that the proud author learns to recognize his words in print. Once a word is learned, the tracing model of it is stowed away in a "dictionary box" for future reference. The word must never be copied from the model; that would involve distracting eye movements. Before long, tracing becomes unnecessary and is forgotten...
...Williams v. Beau Jack (Mon. 10:15 p.m., Mutual) for the lightweight championship; from Philadelphia's Shibe Park. The fight will be televised if the promoters are satisfied with the box office (TIME, June...
...most lethargic of all sports. This year, however, they display a certain mild improvement. The big patriotic number really cracks the whip as well as waves the flag; and one or two of the more lavish spectacles show a definite advance from the artistic level of the candy box to that of the Christmas card...
...other vital civilian programs would suffer and the "nonessential" users of hard-to-get steel would starve. Despite White House assurance that the law would not be used recklessly, George A. Renard, executive secretary of the National Association of Purchasing Agents, protested that it opened a "Pandora's box of controls." Mindful of the wartime jungle of red tape, one manufacturer fervently prayed that "every second lieutenant in the armed forces would not slap on priorities for everything purchased for national defense...
...Less fortunate were the telefans who hoped to see the Zale-Graziano fight from living rooms or bars last fortnight. Du Mont had a contract to televise the fight, provided that the box office was healthy. At fight time there were still a few unsold seats in Ruppert Stadium, and the network was turned away (after spending about $5,000 for cable charges...