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Word: contentedness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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As every schoolboy knows, the Carnation Co. evaporates milk "from Contented Cows." Thanks partly to this slogan, Carnation has become the U.S.'s third largest milkman,*and the biggest producer of evaporated milk in the world. But Carnation is never contented itself. Last week in Van Nuys, Calif., it...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CORPORATIONS: The Discontented Milkman | 10/26/1953 | See Source »

Marian's music has never been in the same style as Jimmy's. Although she can sock out a solid Southern jump when she wants to, she prefers the subtler, post-Dixieland style which aims to "feel" the beat instead of landing on it with both feet. Two...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Post-Dixieland Piano | 9/21/1953 | See Source »

When not on duty, the Philippine Sea's sailors lounge in a softly-lit recreation room which looks more like a Hilton hotel than the high seas. This ship's mascot, a German shepherd called "Mr. X" (because his real name is the ship's secret code...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMED FORCES: Happy Ship | 8/17/1953 | See Source »

In playing her game, Shirley was also practicing the two rules that still guide her career: 1) "Actors should be overheard, not listened to," and 2) "The audience is 50% of the performance." Shirley Booth without an audience is as improbable as an Easter Parade without hats. She prefers to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: The Trouper | 8/10/1953 | See Source »

Why Paraphrase? Last week Elliott Lewis startled his Suspense listeners by producing, directing and acting in his own version of a two-part adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello. At first he planned to do a fast rewrite of Shakespeare, but a friend asked: "Why paraphrase? Have you got a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Full Steam Ahead | 5/18/1953 | See Source »

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