Word: italian
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...from the TIME & LIFE Building and watched each step in the manufacture of her "creations." Says Purtell: "It was much easier than, say, trying to learn all about the auto industry in six easy lessons." Soon Miller was able to remark to Sophie with some assurance: "That's Italian satin, isn't it?" and to hear her reply: "You're learning fast...
...pointing toward politics. In 1916 he ran for Congress as a Republican in a Tammany-controlled district, and amazed everyone except himself by getting elected. In World War I, he was a famous flyer, noted for his baggy uniform, his impatience of protocol and his patriotic speeches to huge Italian audiences...
...varieties. For the same reason, their volume is small; last year, they made only 125,000 gallons (50,000 cases). They have only 700,000-gal. storage capacity, compared to 29.8 million for Roma Wine, 22.7 million for Fruit Industries, 22 million for Wine Growers Guild, 19.7 million for Italian Swiss Colony...
Quantity. For the great mass producers, the judges also had kudos: a gold medal for Roma's dry vermouth, a silver medal for Wine Growers Guild's grape brandy, gold medals for Italian Swiss Colony's Pinot Noir and California port. But for 14 different varieties out of the 45 judged, the entries were so poor that no gold medals were awarded. This was thin news for the industry, already harassed by the same drop in sales that had hit liquor companies. With much of last year's record crush still unsold, vintners plan to crush...
...those who don't like to browse through the latest Italian periodicals but still prefer the Latin touch, there are three record machines with which to catch up on the latest cafe lyric and singers. One of the machines is even equipped with carphones for those personal discs...