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...There are some who have suggested that this separation of the lending functions from the Commerce Department is desirable because of my alleged 'lack of experience.' . . . This talk does not fool me or the American public. I know that it is not a question of my lack of experience. Rather it is a case of not liking the experience I have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fight Against Wallace | 2/5/1945 | See Source »

...through Luzon's central plain to Dagupan on Lingayen Gulf. To the Madison Courier Krueger wrote excellent descriptions of the campaign, explaining: "Undoubtedly you see a good deal written about . . . the Philippines, but I thought, although many professors may have their theories about these islands, 'a fool here knows more than six wise men at home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: Old Soldier | 1/29/1945 | See Source »

...need the siren asked for ... so either pass this request or refuse it and let us know, but for God's sake don't go on writing any more damn fool letters, wasting time, paper and the taxpayers' money in idiotic requests for information which cannot have any practical bearing on the application...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canada at War: BRITISH COLUMBIA: Siren Call | 1/15/1945 | See Source »

...Yule season found many of the lads travelling unbelievable distances home to loved ones, while many others stuck close to Boston and vicinity to get a glimpse at a New England Christmas. Huddy Futral made the "fool's errand" indeed. Heading for Georgia, he was delayed in Virginia, turned around and spent the feast-day in Beantown. Don Brown and his Hairy Army spent the holiday at the Brown manse in Hartford. The Winchester clique ran up to the mountains for their Christmas. Bill Cousins became one of the crowd as he gave Betty a sparkler that means more than...

Author: By T. X. Cronin, | Title: The Lucky Bag | 1/5/1945 | See Source »

Fibber McGee's current release is full of cliches peculiar to Fibber McGee, the small-town, middle-class would-be emulator of Will Rogers. In "Heavenly Days," McGee goes to Washington and makes a damn fool of himself by trying to make a speech from the Senate gallery in praise of the Amurrican virtues as they are vulgarly conceived. Apparently the Army authorities who have to interpret Congress' law thought that some of the things Fibber said might be considered anti-Administration propaganda, but they have now realized that it's all quite harmless, and not even funny...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: MOVIEGOER | 12/29/1944 | See Source »

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