Word: eye
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Increasingly an advocate of church unity, Baptist Rockefeller best stated his case in a speech in 1927: "I have seemed to see in my mind's eye the forces of evil drawn up on one side in closely compacted ranks, standing solidly together with complete understanding and cooperating fully. And on the other side of the picture I see the forces of righteousness, the Christian men and women of this land, huddled together in some scores of pitifully small groups, each more interested in seeking to increase the consumption of his own particular brand of denominationalism or sectarianism than...
Thine own son James reviled before thy eye...
With this feeling of security tucked away in the back of his mind, our middle-western friend took his father to dine at the Copley-Plaza. The elder gentleman was certainly on to the ropes; he ordered steamed clams without batting an eye. A warm glow of pride enveloped his admiring son; his sire was acquitting himself nobly. But you know what pride goes before...
...seas, a smoking ruin of the land. At 20,000 miles what remains of the moon will break in two. then into successively smaller pieces, some of which, falling into satellitic orbits, will form glowing rings around Earth like those around Saturn. By that time, though, no human eye will be left to see them...
...picture like "Dance Band" is fine, should one be a personal admirer of Buddy Rogers, his charm, acting ability--but need we rhapsodize further? Smoothie maestro Rogers has a hard time impressing band-mistress June Clyde with his obvious merits until he gets a black eye in her service. That's the plot. The interstices are filled by views of various orchestras, Rogers tooting on various instruments, and amateurish hip-wiggling by June Clyde. There is a fairly good tune called the "Valparaiso," and a passable Spanish dance team, which, however, are soon forgotten when the movie returns...