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...Army Air Forces' accent on youth (which has brought up two brigadier generals at 36) had not yet made this jest a verity last week. But Britain's R.A.F. came close...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: BATTLE OF EUROPE: The Long Arm Grows | 7/6/1942 | See Source »

...nine Jap fighters, but he rapidly outdistanced them all. Not an American plane was lost (the Japs claimed nine) and the 79 volunteers, along with Doolittle, were all nominated for the Distinguished Service Cross. Still undisclosed was the American planes's base. Unhumorously reporting a heavy Roosevelt jest, the Berlin radio solemnly announced: "Doolittle carried out the attack from the air base at Shangri-La, which was not otherwise described by Roosevelt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Heroes: Jimmy Did It | 6/1/1942 | See Source »

After being informed that all aboard were safe, sly Foreign Minister Aranha could not resist a diplomatic jest. "The plane was not overloaded," said he. "It was simply Ruiz Guiñazú's conscience that was heavy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE AMERICAS: Flying Back From Rio | 2/9/1942 | See Source »

...Tolerant' is the wrong word. I don' know jest how to put it. Let's say Harvard is better to us than mos' colleges. I don' like that word 'tolerant...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Actor Canada Lee Claims Education Is Best Antidote For Color Prejudice | 9/26/1941 | See Source »

...Pards, the Fall round-up is hyar agin. The herd's a-gatherin' 'round the old corral jest like she allus has. Seems it's purty near the same thing every year-lot o' the old 'uns ain't 'round no more, but a flock o' fresh stock is in, 'rarin' to go and creatin' a pile o' fuss per usual. This hyar piece is aimed at the latter (that's a two-bit word.) Mebbe so some of us old nags can fork you young colts of '45 a little solid horse-sense afore you go throwin' shoes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '45 Colts | 9/19/1941 | See Source »

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