Word: fears
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Stars. Major cause of Hollywood's fear of color is the fact that if it supersedes black & white film, it will destroy the value of a star whose pigmentation is unsuitable, as sound destroyed the value of squeaky or hopelessly uncultivated ones in 1927. Color experts think that blondes with clearly chiseled features have the best chance. The star of Becky Sharp was chosen because, if the picture does produce a Hollywood upheaval, she is the actress surest to survive...
Hitler Purge. A timid 9-year-old Manhattan boy translated his unconscious fear & hatred of his domineering father, a Jewish bank president, into a puerile fear & hatred of Adolf Hitler. Dr. John Levy of Manhattan gave the boy toy soldiers, boats and wooden figures and told him to imagine himself the Protector of the Jews. The boy organized a mimic expedition which captured and executed "Adolf Hitler." That made the boy believe himself bold & powerful, purged him of his fear & hatred of his father...
...Methodists followed the lead of their presiding officer, Bishop Titus Lowe of Oregon. The report expressed friendship toward Japan. Chided Bishop Lowe: ''When you condemn American imperialism in the Far East and in the next breath compliment Japan after her recent record in Shanghai and Manchukuo, I fear your social service brains are not working. One of the rankest bits of imperialism in the world is Japan...
...Since fear of Adolf Hitler drove France and Italy into each other's arms, it is no longer polite to remind Italians that French bombing planes from Corsica could be over Rome in less than an hour. Last week three of France's ablest pilots, North Atlantic Flyer Maurice Rossi, South Atlantic Flyer Jean Marmoz, one-time War Ace Paul Girardot, climbed to the controls of three Potez "56"' pursuit planes in Paris last week and took off with Air Minister General Victor Denain and other French officials for Rome...
Before receiving the Blessed Sacrament at Mass, a Roman Catholic must have fasted strictly since the midnight before. So also must an Anglican. Lipstick may be partly vegetable, may be licked or sucked into the mouth. Therefore, a woman lipsticked should not be given the sacrament, for fear she has broken her fast...