Word: elliott
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...four years of service the Army Air Forces had done well by the President's second son, 34-year-old Elliott Roosevelt. Totally inexperienced as a soldier or military airman when he was commissioned, he had learned fast, risen fast, by 1943 was a full colonel. What was more remarkable was that nonpilot Roosevelt had become the commander of a battle outfit (a photo reconnaissance group) in an organization which normally holds such posts open to pilots only...
William Yandell Elliott, vice-Chairman of the War Production Board in charge of civilian requirements, and professor of Government, back from a month's trip through France and England with Paul V. McNutt of the War Manpower Commission and other high-ranking American officials, yesterday stated that, "although German war prisoners are not sure of a Nazi victory, neither are they afraid of an immediate Allied triumph. A stalemate and armistice is probably nearer to their feelings on the future of Europe...
Outlining the work of the prisoners, who are playing an important role in the rebuilding of France, Professor Elliott pointed out that they are partially doing the work that might more appropriately be accomplished by French and Belgian civilians. "This lack of maximum utilization of European civilian labor," he added, "is probably the chief weakness in the present setup...
...huge crate occupying three-seats-worth of space in the transport. In it was a big (115 lbs.), tawny dog. On the crate, sure enough, was a No. 1 priority sticker. The crate also bore a label signifying that the beast with-in was the property of Colonel Elliott Roosevelt, the son of the President...
Faye Emerson, the new Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt, whose cinemactress roles have been small (in The Very Thought of You, Mask of Dimitrios) was given a starring part in a new Warner Bros. film, Danger Signal...