Word: dears
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...board of directors, several of them family stockholders, leaned to ward the status quo. As readers of the Chicago Tribune, some of them also leaned toward isolationism. Now they lean toward the hope that the war will be over soon and Wrigley's can go back to the dear dead days again. As president, and per force responsible to them, Phil had to fight every step of the way to take the com pany about as far into the war as a gum company can go. Wrigley's packages more than half of the Army...
...with President Roosevelt and General Marshall. By invitation he came to the U.S., visited war factories, ate dehydrated food, sampled weapons and aircraft. What he asked for was shipped ahead. For his air chief, Washington assigned Cochran, who named him "The Man," instantly liked him. Wingate called him "Dear Phil." To others the pair was "The Beard and the Wing...
Among the six of us there is none who would not have lost someone dear in this war or left them to live the miserable life of people oppressed by the cruelty of ruthless occupants...
...Iron Major" Frank W. Cavanaugh ("Old Cav"), late famed football coach of Boston College and Fordham, stalked across the columns of a Cassino casualty list: "Staff Sergeant David F. Cavanaugh, next of kin, Mrs. Florence E. Cavanaugh. ..." The sergeant (he is now recovering from face wounds) was "Dear Dave" of the Major's immortal letter home from the France of World War I. Wrote the Major to his son: ". . . You must always remember that your father came into this great war for the sake of all little children, and I know that you will, while I am gone, take...
Henry-Haye (effusively): "How are you, my dear MacArthur? You have indeed lost a lot of weight...