Word: listener
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Madge, Listen . . . But in Manhattan a thousand sharpies got the word "beef" on the grapevine from the 14th Street Market, were thus able to stand in the rain all night, get into the scrimmage and out again with the bacon by noon the next day. You could get a bear roast in Denver if you knew the right party. And all over the U.S. people were eating venison. A lot of old poacher's tricks were as good as ever, although discretion was necessary. An overanxious hunter in Puente, Calif, got arrested last week after he chased a buck...
...clichés and would have been a terrible thing to read, but then I discovered that I didn't have to read it. All we did was shake hands. I presented my letter and the speech and then I found I didn't even have to listen to the President's reply. He gave me a copy of it and that was all there...
...Washington. D.C., where many talk but few listen, spare, sharp-profiled Rev. A. (for Arthur) Powell Davies, 44, is a man who is heard. Every Sunday his congregation* at the chaste, red brick, All Souls' Unitarian Church overflows from the church auditorium into adjacent halls and recreation rooms. Reason: his 35-minute sermons are protein-rich with wit, wisdom, sincerity and invective. His preaching has made Welsh-born Powell Davies one of America's outstanding liberal clergymen...
...People come to hear me because they are hungry for a religion that makes sense, that does no violence to the spirit. I say as simply as I can what I have to say, and that is why people listen. . . . I call for courage rather than give a promise of solace...
Three Wise Fools (MGM) is a tale told by an ancient leprechaun to convince a group of young pixies that there really are such creatures as humans. The oldster begins his story by saying: "Lay back your skeptical ears-and listen with your heart." The line keynotes a movie that is brimming with Irish whimsy, unabashed hokum and the indisputable talents of Margaret O'Brien...