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...widower (his son, Captain John C. H. Lee Jr., is with the engineers in France), he continues to entertain well. At his London apartment he had a bar for his guests; he himself generally drank only tomato juice. Now his headquarters are in the Majestic Hotel in Paris...
...only by playing polo ("golf is an old man's Came"). He also throws massive parties for his friends. At a dinner he gave for some railroad men in 1938, Sinek had two circus elephants brought into the grand ballroom of Chicago's Hotel Sherman to entertain the guests...
...TIME continues to make statements which disturb me greatly. I speak in reference to your repeated comments about military strategy for World War III. I certainly am not interested in participating in any future war and believe that, if we are to plan an enduring peace, TIME should not entertain its readers with such "potential propaganda." (PFC.) BAXTER S. SCRUGGS Fort Huachuca, Ariz...
Brown spends a good deal more of his money (again as "Somebody") turning a theatrical warehouse into a super-canteen where the Deyo girls, Harry James, Xavier Cugat, Lena Home, Gracie Allen and Jimmy Durante entertain soldiers, sailors and cinemaddicts. In the end, Jean falls in love with a Texas onion-rancher in sergeant's uniform, and the way is clear for the girl with the million-dollar conscience to embrace the million-dollar blue-jacket...
...once or twice a week for eleven years were struck by the realization that Franklin Roosevelt at 62 is an old man. His health, it appeared, was going to be all right now-provided he does not overwork. For one thing, announced Secretary Steve Early, he will no longer entertain business visitors at lunch...