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Captain Howie Houston was not ready to scrimmage either. He was not limping, only a mite stiff. Sam Butler limbered up briefly in a padless uniform. Hal Moffle and Jim Kenary are definitely unavailable for Saturday's game. some of the others on the injury list (Art Valpey did not say which ) may be in shape for limited service only...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Polishes Offense and Defense | 10/5/1949 | See Source »

Barkley was a mite stiff in the joints, but his eagerness to kiss a pretty girl was as well known as his homespun quip. President Harry Truman, signing a bill authorizing a special Barkley medal for his long and distinguished record in Congress, jokingly displayed a LIFE spread of Barkley cavorting with a Washington hostess, as evidence of his "service." Mr. Truman might have added that since Barkley took office in January, he has made more speeches (62 in 21 states), crowned more queens, and bussed more babies than any Vice President of record...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE VICE-PRESIDENCY: The Merry Widower | 8/22/1949 | See Source »

...obvious that slender (148 Ibs.) Dave Freeman was no classic stylist. His smash was somewhat less than devastating, his wrist-flick deception shots not the game's most subtle or varied. But like Bitsy Grant, the once-mighty mite of tennis, he made incredible gets. His knees were always scratched and bloody after a tough match...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Win & Out | 5/2/1949 | See Source »

Window Shop customers don't worry about the confusion; the food is good, and the clothes, though a mite expensive, are catching to the eye. In summer, guests may eat in the garden and, according to Mrs. Broch, the students prefer this. "It gives the boys a better chance to catch up on their flirting...

Author: By William M. Simmons, | Title: Circling the Square Window Shop | 3/15/1949 | See Source »

...thousands of readers will plug right along until they find out whether the yellow girl gets off or not. Before they get through, however, a good many who order this one will understand the words of Kirk's plain-spoken sister-in-law: "There ain't a mite of use of dodging pain. [God will] hand you the cup, and then you got to dreen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Dash of King's Yellow | 3/14/1949 | See Source »

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