Word: flash
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Retreating to the outside, the invaders watched the innocent editor for 2b minutes before the flash of recognition spread over his countenance. "What's this old ad doing here?" he asked the printer finally. The printer told...
...role of a rising young attorney, light-complexioned Charlie cut a social swath. He wangled invitations to Hollywood benefits, and ran up a $2,000 bill for rented evening clothes. When the photographers exploded their flash bulbs, Charlie would sidle alongside the celebrities. His picture appeared in the papers with Singer Lina Romay, Van Johnson and Victor Mature...
...sending out whistle blasts pitched so high that nobody could hear them; but if a signal box ahead had its danger arm up, a reflector would send back the sound waves to the locomotive. There a microphone would detect the supersonic racket, a bell would ring (or a light flash), and the engineer would throttle down to his foggy-foggy...
Expected for the Rutgers clash are flash-cards for stunts between the halves. Each seat in the nominal cheering section will have a piece of cardboard, crimson on one side and white on the other. The cheerleaders will signal a number to the men in the stands, who will merely have to look on their cards to see which color is appropriate for their positions. Another signal and the Harvard side of the Stadium will metamorphose from a sea of drab overcoats into waves of color, depicting "the banks of the old Raritan," bears, bulldogs, or what-have...
...success of this venture depends upon the number of people we can persuade to stay in their seats during the intermission," said Spear, calling for co-operation in performing not only a difficult feat, but also one of the few flash-card demonstrations on the East coast. "Little physical exertion and moderate discretion are all that are required for the desired effect," Spear concluded...