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...church-sponsored social gatherings are livelier affairs than the stuffy whist drives at home. But the church's appeal is not all nostalgia. "Of course," says Selwyn cheerfully, "a great many people think a parson's a fool, and come to us for a loan with some cock & bull story about being robbed on the Metro...
When he heard me say we only had two to go, he must have figured he had better get in his licks. We continued down a rice check. Red ran to cover a cock pheasant and came to point. Stan walked in for the flush with his gun in position. I gave the signal and out came the bird. With a leap and a bound, Red made a perfect catch in the air. Everyone was surprised and began to kid Stan, saying that he would have missed anyway, so we gave Red credit for the save. Not thinking Red would...
...Killed Cock Robin? What had caused its demise? The New York Times thought that Walter Winchell,* who had blurted out hints of war in his Sunday broadcast, had started the avalanche. His big "boo" may have shaken a few timid souls, but no more. Other explanations: the revival of OPA, wage boosts, strikes, production bottlenecks, big inventories, or simply an it's about time slump in the 52-month-old bull market. Said the New-Dealing PM: "There's something wrong with the way America is being managed...
...Russians, busy cleaning house on the political levels (see FOREIGN NEWS), found time to cock an ear at the subject of Chattanooga Choo Choo and related items of sub-basement culture. They were not amused. Moscow's mighty Izvestia, whose nods and scowls are promptly imitated by all right-thinking bureaucrats, scowled at "dzhaz...
During the next 22 years, the purchasing agent received orders for everything from dimethylcylohexanone to live cock-roaches. Mr. Morse wrote down many of his experiences and anecdotes, and published them in a book, "Pardon My Harvard Accent...