Word: ishness
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...spectacle of Astairs gracelessly leaping through excessively arty routines, overwhelmed by colossal settings, is hardly peasant. And those who saw Miss Natwick as Madame Arcati in "Blithe Spirit" will not exactly enjoy the Zazu Pitts-ish drivel she must toss to the 35 cent seats...
...sure if the circumstances were reversed and we or the Americans asked for similar access to the Russian arsenal, it would not be granted. ... I cannot myself feel the slightest anxiety as a Brit ish subject that these great powers are at the present moment in the hands of the United States. ... We should aid the United States to guard this weapon as a sacred trust for the maintenance of peace...
...confused with La Argentina (real name: Antonia Merce), more widely famed Span ish dancer who died...
...worked as hard as Temple for cooperation among the Christian churches. A better administrator, he may prove more effective than his predecessor in this respect. Another asset is his adroit ness and tact, which he used effectively in piloting through the Church Assembly a complicated measure to reorganize par ish boundaries. And he is no stuffed shirt. He once organized a football team, called "Lambeth United," played on it with his six sons. Another time he appeared in Chester town square, bishop's gaiters & all, grinding a hand organ to help raise money for the Royal Infirmary...
...State Department bugle-call statement about its action was that only eight, or fewer, U.S. ships a month had been calling at Argentine ports. Most Argentine exports to the U.S. have been carried in Argentine bottoms, which are still free to enter U.S. ports. Latin American and Brit ish ships continue their brisk trade with Argentina...