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...there isn't a wastepaper basket available, use your handbag." This is a saying which is so common that an Annex student can occasionally be seen carrying two or three handbags at the same time...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Accessories Work Miracles; Vitalize Grimmest Garments | 3/26/1952 | See Source »

...Dallas (pop. 1,685), a woman died after being bitten by a rabid fox. All over a 19-county area, sick and crazy foxes have been seen charging out oi the woods, snapping wildly. In Whitemarsh township, a woman beat one off with a handbag. Near Devon, a boy blew a hawk-call and was charged by three of the beasts. Within the city limits of Philadelphia itself, a rabid fox was killed after it attacked three people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Crazy Foxes | 3/10/1952 | See Source »

...stating that "theatergoers who watched fully expected her (Bankhead) to pull a small, pearl-handled revolver from her handbag and . . . shoot both counsel and defendant" and "if it (a judicial system) didn't put her on the stand, it was probably in imminent danger of an attack with a screwdriver, too," TIME'S writer hit a new high in vilification, made the efforts of defense counsel sound like the drooling of the veriest novice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 14, 1952 | 1/14/1952 | See Source »

CORCORAN'S in the Square, and Ganson of California present these two saddle leather standbys for under the tree. The larger handbag, at $10.95, is one of those special gifts, comes in black, red, or honey leather with a convertible shoulder strap. The smaller one, at $5.95, is ideal to squeeze into a crowded Christmas list. It comes in brown and natural shades. Corcoran's is also featuring "Shortie" Crescendoe gloves in black and white...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Gift Suggestions... | 12/13/1951 | See Source »

...detective was quoted, describing her eyes. "They are so intense, so animated that you can't catch the exact color." The Globe ran a headline: "'She's So Sweet,' They Said as Mrs. MacArthur Rode By." An eight column headline in the Traveler read: "Mrs. MacArthur Quickly Uses Gift Handbag...

Author: By Frank B. Gilbert, | Title: The General Captures the Hub | 9/21/1951 | See Source »

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