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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Awarded a Distinguished Service Cross in London for "extraordinary heroism" on a bombing mission over France: Major Al Key, famed endurance flyer of 1935. (He and Brother Fred flew the "Ole Miss" for a record 653 hr. 34 min.) The Major flew his Flying Fortress straight at two enemy fighters, completed his mission, returned safely with a cannon-blasted ship...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People, Feb. 15, 1943 | 2/15/1943 | See Source »

Observed one ancient, Talmadge-hating cracker: "I reckon Ole Gene done more for education than any man ever to be Governor -he done showed us how bad we need...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. At War: Change in the Weather | 7/13/1942 | See Source »

Sons o' Fun (produced by the Shuberts). Having given Hellzapoppin almost the national standing of the Statue of Liberty and the Washington Monument, Ole Olsen & Chic Johnson last week raised the curtain (and the roof) on a new epic of insanity. Sons o' Fun decidedly takes after its Hellzapoppa, even going him one better at times. But, just as clearly, its mother is an oldfashioned, hard-plugging show girl: a lot of the show is straight routine revue...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: New Show in Manhattan | 12/15/1941 | See Source »

Better 'Ole. In Anamosa, Iowa, a paroled convict pondered the state of the world, asked to be readmitted to prison, got an extra 15 months...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Nov. 10, 1941 | 11/10/1941 | See Source »

...been a good ole Gran...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GEORGIA: Furriners Must Git! | 7/21/1941 | See Source »

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