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...Economic Dither. He got something for his losses. Sir Thomas is often referred to as the greatest amateur in musical history. He is probably the only figure in that history who has been angel, impresario and artist all at the same time. He hired the finest operatic artists he could find, supervised their operas, conducted in the pit-and ended by reinvigorating the whole art of opera in England. On the side, he conducted symphony concerts in Queen's and Royal Albert Halls, introduced England to compositions by Sibelius, Strauss, Stravinsky, Delius and many other contemporaries...
...part of the frightening food situation which last week had all Washington and half the U.S. in a dither (see p. 11), U.S. food packers gave one hard & fast reason: Government buyers are snapping up canned goods as if they expected every canner to close shop tomorrow. Last year the Government bought 75,000,000 cases of canned fruits and vegetables, a walloping 31% of the biggest pack on record. This year's buying schedules are bigger still-140,000,000 cases, over one-half the total pack...
These hard-hitting words sent Washington into a dither. Apprehensive OWI Director Elmer Davis reminded Bill Jeffers that his "speech" had not been cleared by OWI. The Rubber Director snorted that he had not made a "speech," then added, "I will speak my mind...
Back to work after a four-day honeymoon went thrice-married Cinemactress Ginger Rogers; out to the newspapers went a promising picture: husband Marine Private John Calvin Briggs in uniform, the bride in a gathered guimpe, a snood, and a dewy dither...
...washtub placed near the kitchen stove. She uses ("supreme test of fortitude") an outhouse, which in winter can be reached only through knee-deep snow. "Bear and deer and wildcat tracks are all in the day's walk, while a stray human bootprint throws us into a dither...