Word: comerence
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...sight of Russell up on the stump "just like his daddy" stirred the faithful as Earl could never stir them; Russell had gotten more applause than Earl at Earl's own inauguration. Moreover, Russell was smart, personable, well-educated and had a good war record. He was a comer...
...ceremonies introduced Hogan as "the greatest golfer that ever held a club," but Hogan would have none of that. "I don't want to ever reach that pinnacle. Then there's only one place to go and that's down. I want to be a 'comer...
...Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. looked like a comer: asked about a rumor that he would get a Justice Department job, Attorney General Tom C.Clark responded: "I can only say that Assistant Attorneys General are always appointed by the Attorney General, and I am very fond of Roosevelt...
Letterman Bill Henry, (six-one), ex-Yardling Clif Crosby (six-one), new-comer Wait McCurdy, who sparkled in contests with the Celtics round out Barclay's first seven. The speed of the last two should materially increase the effectiveness of the Crimson's fast break...
Different & Diffident. The language of The Industrial Charter was mostly the work of 42-year-old David McAdam Eccles, a smooth-mannered M.P. for Chippenham, an up-comer among "progressive" Conservatives. Like Grossman, Eccles is Oxford-bred. By this week some Laborites were calling him "Colonel Blimp's Dick Crossman." The Tory and Laborite pamphlets were more remarkable for their similarities than for their differences. They agreed, in the main, that Britain's economy should be run according to Government plan; both cried the need of one powerful Minister...