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If the announcers are generally destructive to realism, the background voices are disasterous, The scene where the state militia is being organized, for example, is made ludicrous by an "Hup two three four!" snarling merrily in the background. The dying shrieks as the death ray hums destruction are not very...

Author: By Robert H. Sand, | Title: War of the Worlds | 10/30/1956 | See Source »

† A toy musical instrument that makes a buzzing sound when one hums into the tube.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The 1960 Campaign | 2/13/1956 | See Source »

No-Squeal Tire. An automobile tire that neither hums nor squeals on turns has been developed by the U.S. Rubber Co. The U.S. Royal 8 has an almost rectangular "footprint" that keeps an extra amount of rubber on the road, and its tread design is reversed, with the narrowest ribs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, may 17, 1954 | 5/17/1954 | See Source »

Matta best explains himself with paint on canvas, and it is obvious that what he has to say in his new show is richer and happier than previously. His ceiling-high canvas opposite displays a peacock softness and brilliance of color and a range of textures from cactus to satin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Mysteries of the Morning | 5/4/1953 | See Source »

Yet the mystery of Public Health is its vitality. The school hums with activity. The answer may be that men who might normally relax, secure that they have a job for life, are out hustling to get funds to carry on their research.

Author: By Steven C. Swett, | Title: Public Health --- The World's Welfare | 4/24/1953 | See Source »

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