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...have taken the form of a direct note promising retribution and economic ruin for any nation which has not "behaved discreetly" at Rio, has more influence in the Pink House than in any other Latin American capitol. As long as United States beef interests insist that Argentine steers have hoof-and-mouth disease, for one small example, the Republic will be dependent on Europe for its existence...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Inside Rio de Janeiro | 1/14/1942 | See Source »

...climbing in & out of trucks, they get an idea how to load troops comfortably, estimate loading capacities. To teach them how to judge marching speed, Colonel Bell makes them hoof for miles. Functions are rotated every day, so that everybody gets a crack at every...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMY: Brushing Up | 12/22/1941 | See Source »

M.G.M. has again grabbed a hold of Hollywood's sure-fire formula for money-making movies. It has tossed together a bunch of old song favorites, a couple of snappy new tunes, some lavish dance spectacles, a hoofer who can hoof, and a singer who can sing. The result is "Lady Be Good," a sizzling pot-pourri of entertainment which tops anything in its line that has been turned out since Ann Sheridan became the sweetheart of the Harvard Lampoon...

Author: By J. H. K., | Title: THE MOVIEGOER | 10/16/1941 | See Source »

Biggest problem in rural church finance is that farmers have little cash to put in the collection plate. But farmers usually have plenty of cotton, wheat or corn-on-the-hoof-and most of them can be induced to work a few extra hours to raise a bit more to help the church. The Lord's Acre Plan asks churchgoing farmers to till an acre or so, or raise extra livestock, and give the extra cash to the church...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: More Acres for the Lord | 7/28/1941 | See Source »

...cattle raisers are deathly afraid of the fast-spreading hoof-&-mouth disease...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN TRADE: Good Will on the Hoof | 4/7/1941 | See Source »

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