Word: doe
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...also did well to point out what everyone knows - that John Doe in America, and his counterpart in the other sovereign nations of the world are not ready to see their countries relegated to the position now occupied by the states...
...large cities and small towns, many a Roman Catholic priest mailed or took similar tidings to anxious families of men missing in action. Sample message: "The Apostolic Delegate of the Holy See has been requested by radiogram from the Cardinal Secretary of State, to inform the John A. Doe family that Corporal John B. Doe is a prisoner of war in Camp...
...with real weapons from his first week, usually becomes so enamored of his subject that he never wants to go to town, always calls himself "gunner." Shooting begins against fixed targets with .22-caliber rifles. But this is just to check fundamentals. For the rest of the course, Gunner Doe fires at targets on the wing. In an aircraft, almost all his shooting will be at fleeting targets, and the emphasis in training must be on "deflection" shooting, i.e., leading a target so that machine-gun burst and target will arrive at the same place at the same time...
Members are instructed to come prepared for a lot of bulling and to bring plenty of doe. So come in out of the rain, deers, and drink your fill with the "Deathless Deer" Club...
When Donald Nelson gets a letter from John Doe in San Francisco asking for an appointment, D. & B. tells Mr. Nelson (in the short space of one hour, if need be) whether John is a substantial citizen or a time-wasting crackpot. When a new or expanding Federal agency has to hire a big staff in haste, D. & B. rechecks on its appointees at leisure. It checks up on the character as well as the financial status of war contractors for Government agencies handing out contracts, checks on new employes for a contractor faced with a sudden increase...