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...devil grip the whey-faced slut by the hair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRELAND: Cloca Mora Man | 1/8/1951 | See Source »

...were still climbing, other complaints were being raised in Britain about Puddy-Tat last week. Mocked a columnist in "London's News Chronicle: "Dis is wot de gwown-ups sing, diddums." Disc Jockey Costa had received several mildly abusive letters from anti-puddy-tatters. Sample: "Take a firm grip on your puddy-tat record, face the exit, then bend down with your back to the record that gives you the greatest kick." Asked if he felt any guilt for his part in launching Britain on its current baby-talk rage, Costa looked hurt. "Not at all," he said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: What the People Want | 1/8/1951 | See Source »

...Minneapolis, Michigan in a 7-7 tie with Minnesota, to retain its grip on the venerable Little Brown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Football for Fans | 11/6/1950 | See Source »

Thayer North heads the National League with two wins and one tie. Stoughton has a firm grip on first place in the American League, having won three with no losses or ties...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Stoughton Leads; Thayer N. Ahead In Touch Football | 11/2/1950 | See Source »

...recommended widow, and as she opens the door he faints at her feet. Widow Nancy, it turns out, is Rose's half-sister and living image; but Charley, still living in the past, decides it must be Rose playing a malicious game. In time, Nancy breaks the grip of his memory, and Charley learns that she, too, can be the rose of his heart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: What's in a Name? | 10/30/1950 | See Source »

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