Word: cigarets
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...worldwide controversy raged over the second front, he and Britain's Prime Minister Winston Churchill had already determined their move: they had to sit by and "take it on the chin." Recounting the events now, the President leaned back in his big chair, puffed contentedly on his cigaret...
...heard a key turning in a keyhole. Part of the group stormed the door, broke it down, and came on the Prime Minister, a tiny, alert man of 75, and his daughter-in-law, holding a baby. The Prime Minister calmly invited them into the room, lit a cigaret and started a polite conversation...
...plunged into civilian production, too-notably tobacco. Last year they planked down $1,000,000 cash, bought control of Axton-Fisher Tobacco Co. (Spuds and Twenty Grand). Since then they have put in new management, new machinery, new inventory. Now pepped-up Axton-Fisher is out with a new cigaret-Fleetwood Imperials, a king-sized smoke done up in a tan-and-gold package, designed to lure U.S. citizens away from the Big Four (Lucky Strikes, Camels, Chesterfields, Philip Morris...
...Revenues from long-distance telephone calls and telegrams more than doubled, amusement admission taxes produced twice as much, cigaret taxes were up 16%. Fewer men were rolling their own: sale of cigaret papers dropped in half...
...windproof cigaret lighter gets a swell rating from 55% of the Army and 63% of the Navy (but fluid is not mailable). Other favorites: cigarets, leather wallets with insignia on them, pen & pencil sets, stationery, polarized sun glasses. The boys even want shoe brushes and razor-blade sharpeners. Special Army favorites: good regulation shirts and socks and extra government issue caps (of the right branch). But as Army and Navy provide full outfits for all except officers it is better not to send clothes unless specifically requested...