Word: brassed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Last week in St. Louis "Buster" Dewey took off his gloves, fitted brass knuckles over his fingers and slugged: "The record of the New Deal is one of broken promises, contempt for free institutions and abuse of power. . . . The platforms were worthless. . . The erosion of character in this Administration began within six weeks after it took office. This country needs a restoration of character...
...last week the carefree life was drawing to a close for Akihito. His cute rice-bowl bob was shaved right to the pate. He was given last fittings for a navy blue serge uniform trimmed with red cord, a cap with a bright brass cherry blossom badge. The Prince was ready for school...
Last week the U. S. Marine Band polished up its brass buttons for an extra-special concert. The occasion: retirement of aging Bandmaster Branson, who had led its booming marches for the past 13 years, had played the clarinet in its ranks for 29 years before that. To a cheering crowd in Washington's Marine Corps Barracks the band played Sousa's Semper Fidelis, Captain Branson's own Marine Corps Institute March, Victor Herbert's Festival March, The Star-Spangled Banner. Drum Major Hiram H. Florea read a letter from President Roosevelt. When...
...make an impressive gift to the museum could "buy" anything from a 17th-Century wrought-iron fire set ($50) to a complete stone choir screen ($150,000). When a "sale" was made, the gift was taken upstairs and installed in an appropriate period setting, complete with a neat brass plaque honoring the donor. Fiske Kimball's gift shoppe has less than $150,000 worth of unredeemed art left...
...Roman Catholic press in the U. S. numbers 139 newspapers, 197 magazines, a total circulation of more than 7,000,000-a big orchestra, with plenty of brass and percussion. Though the tunes change, the rhythm does not. One Catholic journal with a different rhythm has been the liberal, forthright New World, official weekly of the archdiocese of Chicago. Last week the New World got in beat with the rest of the band...