Word: lew
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...America which in one short year has achieved so many kudos as the Panama Coast Artillery News. Last week, about to celebrate its first anniversary, the News had on hand congratulations from the President of the U.S., the President of Panama, Secretary Stimson, Chief of Staff Marshall, Comedians Lew Lehr and Eddie Cantor (Lehr: "Monkeys is the craziest people and so is the editorial staff of the P.C.A. News...
...second feature Lloyd Nolan as Detective Michael Shayne approaches a photo-finish with Lew Ayres in running a once-good idea into the ground. "Sleepers West," which had them snoozing in the other three sectors of the compass as well, will not be missed when replaced by the second Sneak Preview of the year on Tuesday...
...main street, whom should he see but the Wildcat. "H'ya Wildcat old boy," drawled Les. "Haven't seen you in years. What you doing these days?" Said Boxer Jenkins, freckled and angular as ever: "Still fighting-or haven't you heard? They call me Lew now. I'm lightweight champion of the world...
...Another of the female leads, Dick Whittemore, as "Stinky" sings what may well prove the best tune in the show, "You're My Big Idea." Bill Appel, as "Cupid," George Kuhn as "Lawyer Youtch," and Lee Foster as "Ellen" round out a humorous cast, while Charlie Morin and Lew Vorley stand out in the chorus...
Onetime Lightweight Champion Benny Leonard, 44, and his old rival, hammer-hitting Lew Tendler, 42, sparred three rounds at a Philadelphia exhibition for charity, accorded each other the victory. Both now run restaurants, Leonard in Manhattan, Tendler in Philadelphia. Boxer Benny, who won a famous fight from Tendler in 1922 mostly by his wits, had already explained how the paunch-pushing would go: "He's going to hit me with a left hook-not too hard-and I'm going to talk him out of the fight all over again...