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...integrity of the work of American illustrators is certainly far beyond that of our so-called fine artists who are attempting to outdo one another in nothingness...
Between 73-year-old Grand Chief Johnston and 72-year-old David Robertson, the wrinkled little chief of the firemen, there has been a long rivalry; they were trying to outdo each other as tough labor leaders. A. J. Glover, the big-boned boss of the switchmen, was newly elected; he also was trying to make a show with his rank & file. But all three leaders were chiefly resentful because railway wages had not kept pace with other industrial wages. Railway workers are no longer at the top of the labor heap. For oldtimers like Johnston and Robertson, this...
...Houses and the Union will ballot at noon and evening meals, while dudley polls open for lunch only. Mimeographed material of all kinds covered bulletin boards and warmed its way under door-jambs yesterday, as candidates tried to outdo each other in originality and affection for the electorate...
Later in the week, the Prince entertained all the Trumans at a dinner in Belgium's marbled and luxurious Foxhall Road embassy. The Belgians found Margaret Truman charming. One of them playfully told her that, because she always sang solo, he could outdo her as a singer. He then proceeded, to the delight of both Margaret and her father, to sing all four parts of a quartet from Rigoletto...
...Early American." In spite of Hollywood's bad reputation for misusing talent, studios normally try hard with anyone they regard as promising. With Peck, the moviemakers were inclined to outdo themselves. Each studio needed a major male star, and Peck looked like a good risk. Moreover, since no studio had been able to snare him outright, each was determined to sweat the best possible use out of him. Peck was inadvertently handed some bum pictures; but each one was a major production. And during his first years, he had the run of a virtually clear field. Since...