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...been operating and the answer is the Aleutians or the South Pacific, as the case may be; ask a submariner (pronounced submariner in the service) and the casual answer is: "The Empire." The Empire is Japan. Outside of the crews of some B-25s, who did not linger, no other U.S. fighting men have ventured into that area. The submariner regards it as his routine theater of operations...
...reputation for good will and the buying of drinks for the house. After turning out Hollywood scripts at $10 apiece, Miss Nichols decided to write herself a real acting part. She produced an earnest work called Humanity which made Brooklyn audiences split their sides. A dozen plays (including Linger Longer Letty) later. Miss Nichols hit a gusher with Abie's Irish Rose...
Captain Lee Sosman pinned Tuftman Graffeo in the unlimited class. Tufts only victory was gained in the 136-pound class when Rome won the decision from Hoffman. In the 175-pound class Pets Fuller gained a decision over Jumbo Linger. Don Albion defeated Lister for a Crimson tally in the 165-pound class, Walt Parsons won the 155-pound contest, Tyng won the 145's, Ed Rothman the 128's and Schless scored...
...Although light travels six trillion miles in a year, many stars are so distant that centuries elapse before their light reaches the earth. Nothing is known of the new star's distance from the earth. Nothing can be predicted about its future. It may become much brighter and linger for months or years, or it may soon fade and completely disappear...
This is right in the insouciant mood of his sponsor. Grief is sometimes inevitable at Forest Lawn, but never welcome. There "no signs of sorrow linger." This was the vision that came 25 years ago to a young engineer, Hubert Eaton, as he viewed with disfavor a debt-ridden, unprepossessing little necropolis he had been assigned to manage on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Promoter Eaton decided he would turn the 55-acre graveyard into "The Happy Cemetery." As a first step, he banned stones, substituted bronze markers laid level with the grass. Later he discarded the word cemetery...