Word: glamorizing
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Construction has a prodigal stepson for which a real feast is spread about once a generation, usually combined with war: shipbuilding. And 1940 was its festal year. For Admiral Stark's two-ocean Navy, shipyards launched a naval vessel every twelve days; few were the Washington glamor girls who had not smashed a bottle on a prow. The Maritime Commission at year's end had 932,000 gross tons of merchant shipping under construction, was launching a vessel a week (last week's: the 17,500-ton Rio Parana, for New York-South America service). The venerable...
Least arty of all arts is the Hollywood cinema. But many a famed movie star, toiling under the burden of Hollywood's glamor and high salaries, has cursed a secret craving for the higher things. How great this craving has grown was made evident last fortnight when Los Angeles Art Dealer Robert Gump put on an exhibition of paintings, sculpture, photographs and ceramics by celebrities of Southern California's social and cinema world-"important contributions to the Fine Arts by 30 outstanding personalities whose significance in their avocations is little known." Most presentable piece was a craftsmanlike etching...
Apparently nervous over the fact that Carroll's balding head, which gives him the look of a village deacon, might detract from the glamor to be associated with a dashing entrepreneur of naked floor shows, Paramount suggested that Carroll wear a wig in the picture. Carroll refused, explained: "A bald-headed boulevardier has more appeal for women than any clumsy youngster, no matter how well covered is his scalp...
...three, Crimson escorts scored a decisive triumph. To the question "What do you think of Yale men," one of the girls voiced the opinion of the group with the commentary "Yaaah." Charlotte, had "seen too many Yale men in tennis shorts" to be taken in by their glamor...
Following the precedent of "Brother Rat" authors Monks and Finklehoffe have located the story in a college and have filled it with glamor-boys and pretty co-eds. This time it is dear old Bailey U. that takes the alma mater honors and the life is quite a revelation. Armed with forged Groton diplomas and a beer-hall background, Maxie and stooge Sid Silvers crash Bailey to run an underground bookie racket and take the students for an expensive ride on the ponies. From there on it is a mad chase from physiology classroom to basketball floor to the girl...