Word: missuses
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Back in London, a weary cinemagoer gazed in amiable envy at a newsreel of royalty's 8,000 miles of travel. "Lucky devils," he murmured without malice. "Wouldn't mind if it was me and the missus...
Well, by last winter, warn't nary a blade left. Guess they forgot bout them dust storms, 'cause the topsoil just upped and blowed away. Couldn't even raise dandelions. So, me 'n the missus packed our duds on the Ford and headed out for Californy. Reard there'd be work out there for us Picked oranges for a livin' 'n me a Harvard Man. Yep majored in Fine Arts, Bout a couple o' weeks ago. Government man came 'round, told us about rescedin' 'n contour plowin'. We, me 'n the missus, decided we might as well go on back...
...encouraging to see Kilgore hit the mess line with his own supply of ketchup. Now all he needs is some meat now and then to go under it. . . . Speaking of meat, a salute to Lt. Beckham and his ration story. Wish we could convince the "Missus" her 50-50 proposition is dampening the highlights of our disbursing course...
...Missus. Before he joined up, many a U.S. housewife knew Sergeant Maypole as "my nephew Roy" of The Missus Goes Ashopping, a quarter-hour comedy-quiz program six days a week on Manhattan's WABC. He produced and wrote the show...
...protect themselves; specifically that his wife Violet (weight, 114 Ib.) should be able to repel mashers. "No," said Violet, "I'd rather scream." "You must," said Officer Westgate, flipping her headlong across the room. "See how easy it is? I'll have no thug beating up my missus." Violet agreed to learn four holds, no more. They studied together, became adept. Interest in the Westgates' ability grew; week ago the Detroit police gave a demonstration before a crowd in the city's Masonic Temple. Finale was the Westgate act, entitled: "A Woman Defends Herself...