Word: businessman
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...business, which he likes to describe as "the removal of electrical garbage" (noise suppressers to the layman) was never able to support drinking fountains in its old red-brick factory until war came along. Now it's terrific—and a prime example of how a little businessman with unbridled enthusiasm and pixie screwball-ishness can capitalize 14 years of struggle and adversity to make himself invaluable to the war effort...
Sued for Divorce. By Faith Baldwin, 48, romancer for the women's magazines, writer of 40-odd novels (including Alimony, Love's a Puzzle, Men Are Such Fools): Hugh H. Cuthrell, Brooklyn businessman; after 21 years of marriage; in Bridgeport, Conn...
...bright spots are supplied by Mary Barthelemess, in the part of the maid, and William Mendrek, whose role is that of an iceman. Although overdone, their characterizations ring true and furnish many laughs. Allan Tower, who plays the part of the Big Bad Businessman, has the curious aura of "Ten Nights in a Barroom" about him and the end of the play finds you surprised that he has produced neither a long black mustache, or whip...
...Brooks Brothers Shirt does at full length a U.S. type common on the hoof but so new to U.S. letters that the author, unfortunately, can't quite get over her smartness in bringing him back alive. He is the intelligent, morose, lonely U.S. businessman. He and Miss Sargent pick each other up on a transcontinental train and their Scotched-up frictions throw a yellow light on various aspects of U.S. money, snobbism...
...week (its 47th) by giving away etchings to anyone who applied. In its 47 years the company has had much experience in mounting mementos: it has framed bridal veils, ashes of the dead, love letters, canceled checks aggregating several billions of dollars. Biggest one: $146,000,000. An elderly businessman once brought in a baby dress his mother made him, had it framed for great-grandchildren. Lately a soldier came into the shop looking for a picture of General MacArthur, and met his long-lost brother, a sailor, who was having his marriage certificate framed...