Word: lew
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Davis and Lew Bohn of the second Freshmen were then moved into bow and four of the third Varsity, which automatically became the Combination crew, which races a similar Yale crew in the opening event of the Derby festivities. The Combies now line up with Davis, bow; George Nichols, 2; Winsor Soule, 3; Bohn, 4; Jim Donald, 5; Dick Ober, 6; Sohier, 7; Seligam, stroke; and Jimmy Ducey, coxswain...
Died. Joseph M. (for Maurice) Weber, 74, the short, barrel-bellied butt of the old Weber & Fields knockabout comedy team; in Los Angeles. For more than half a century gangling, goat-bearded Lew Fields shook and belabored goat-bearded little Joe Weber for his ignorance and insults, joined him in mangling the English language ("I am delightfullness to meet you"), shared with him the glory and profits of being the most popular low-comedy team in theater history. Products of Manhattan's lower East Side, the two grew up together, formed their own road company at 18. Lew Fields...
...agree with Lew Ayres as far as killing people is concerned. I feel that if it is necessary to kill the disciples of Herr Schicklgruber and his ruthless cohorts in order to insure freedom and democracy for the world that we must push relentlessly forward and accomplish our honorable task as soon as possible. But. when I am fighting for freedom and democracy, I want it known that I am fighting for freedom and democracy for Lew Ayres as much as for any other citizen of my country...
...failure to provide a wholesale rollback is hardest on the patriotic merchant who tried to keep the lid on his prices (by averaging his costs), while the one who jumped his prices as fast as his costs rose is rewarded. National Retail Dry Goods Association's General Manager Lew Hahn gulped down his disappointment, promised that his 6,000 members "will do their best." But Lew Hahn and his colleagues foresaw plenty of other horrors...
...allowances, discounts, etc., not only for OPA itself but for carping customers. This is an expensive nuisance to large retailers. But to the hundreds of thousands of small grocers, general merchants, etc., who keep records in an aboriginal way if at all, the clerical problem is almost hopeless. Lew Hahn thought that a lot of small fry would be put out of business if the recording provisions were strictly enforced...