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...spotless and shining as one of our new destroyers. Spare time is not idled away, but is spent in keeping up to date on current innovations in the trade. Sabotage and its detection is a popular subject these days, as well as lectures on fire-fighting in war areas. Ping-pong, pool, pinochle, reading Time and the New Yorker take up only a small portion of the fireman's 70-hour week. Inn line with the modern organization is the system of "group shifts," which allows for a 48-hour leave every six days...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CIRCLING THE SQUARE | 11/7/1941 | See Source »

...Liberty Belles are very serious about their work. Besides dancing with soldiers, the Belles listen sympathetically to their troubles, play cards, ping-pong, or just sit, if that's wanted. The girls are warned against allowing one date to monopolize their evening, against giving out phone numbers carelessly. So well had the brigade done its job that San Antoniannes who wouldn't have spoken to a man in uniform a year ago now look forward to their dates with the Army...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CIVILIAN FRONT: The Belles of San Antone | 10/20/1941 | See Source »

Dudley, under the direction of charles W. Duhig, has had considerable expansion in both membership and house space. Since 1935 the reading room on the first floor, and lockers and ping-pong room in the basement have been added...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dudley Hall is Completely Refurnished for Commuters | 9/25/1941 | See Source »

...place apparently was an unused garage building, with a big display room up front, and the service shop in back. The front room has the usual U.S.O. equipment-magazines, ping-pong, piano, writing tables, card tables...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 22, 1941 | 9/22/1941 | See Source »

...citizen of Jugoslavia, "Stan" is running on an independent ticket with a platform of a new ping-pong table, a House ping-pong tournament, and increased efficiency on the part of the House Committe...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: VELIZAR D. STANOYEVITCH ENDS CAMPAIGN IN BLAZE OF GLORY | 3/22/1941 | See Source »

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