Word: girling
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Gopher Holes. Gus is unmarried. "Last time I asked a girl to be my wife, she said, 'Can I get down that mountain to see a show every night?' When I said no, she said 'No.' " His office is in a corner of the depot. Gus explained: "I've got a table and two chairs. Nothing to lock up except the cash drawer, and I wouldn't do that except you're supposed to." During the war, though, Marshall Pass had a brush with the enemy. Said Gus: "I don't like...
...military establishment. The Navy approved for WAVE officers an all-out braid & fixings evening uniform. Designed by Main-bocher, it was intended to be "feminine and official at the same time." To the civilian eye, the outfit looked from the waist down like an 1890 Gibson girl; from the waist up, like a chorus girl in tails...
Hocked to the Ears. As an example of what they will find, a TIME correspondent last week reported the plight of Geoffrey Jackson,* 39, sales manager for a London food concern. Geoffrey has an attractive 30-year-old wife, Mary, and a three-month-old baby girl, Jean. Son of a prosperous wholesale grocer in Shropshire, Geoffrey had a solid upbringing and a good education...
...housepainter named John Politis, 34, was doing all right until he met a girl named Toga. Now he would never walk again without crutches. He would never talk again, either...
This will be the first time the games will be played under the new athletic club system, instead of by a regular varsity team. Aimed at increasing participation in all sports, the club system, according to Miss Clark, provides opportunity for any girl interested in coming out for the sport of her choice...