Word: pickings
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...never figured to need any "shipping over" music; any Army recruiting sergeant could recognize him as a 30-year man. But Phil Silvers' sponsors (Reynolds Tobacco, Schick Razor) no longer agree. Lately, the Bilko episodes have become more strained, more cluttered with guest stars. With no one to pick up the tab, CBS last week gave Ernie Bilko his discharge. Next season Phil Silvers will surely be back on TV -but in civvies...
...suggested essay topics. But what I am interested in is....' She is much more likely to take a special interest in some one problem or element of a course, and want to follow through by herself. In contrast to this, a boy will read the list of paper topics, pick out an appropriate one, then deal with it matter-of-factly as best as he can." In short, a girl's dedication to doing all the reading religiously in a course does not necessarily restrict her to a dry, unimaginative, conservative way of treating an academic subject...
...Seesaw. A Greenwich Village girl and an Omaha lawyer take love for a pick-me-up, and life is passingly sweet, sad and funny...
Lithuanian-born Rabbi Guterman, 75, who had to cut down on his habitual 15 hours a day of study, describes himself as nothing but a "painter and decorator." Says he: "The paint and the paper are there. I only mix the paint properly and pick out the wallpaper that will harmonize with...
...pitcher last year, entered the game in the fourth and allowed the Marines only one hit for the rest of the contest. The Crimson had the pleasure of knocking Carl Hubbell, Jr., out of the box with three runs in the second frame and went on from there to pick up four more runs on four hits and eight Quantico errors. In these games the hits were well distributed among the players, and the pitching and fielding were both excellent for early season play...