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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Whether Dever can beat out Bradford is quite doubtful, but he cannot go far wrong. In the eyes of Massachusetts housewives he will take his place beside Pepper Young, Just Plain Bill, and Papa Goldberg as one of radio's daytime dream...

Author: By John G. Simon, | Title: The Campaign V. Bradford vs. Dever | 10/30/1948 | See Source »

Ninety percent of the students who are dissatisfied with the return they are getting on their $15 fee are just plain fed up with incompetent attention. May I cite two incidents from my personal history...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Diagnostic Difficulties | 10/27/1948 | See Source »

With the season just approaching the halfway mark, in juries, mid-term study jitters, and plain bench boredom are cutting the eight House squads smaller...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Shortage of Players Bane Of House Football Coaches | 10/27/1948 | See Source »

...plain fact was that Harry's strike was never necessary. The shipowners had offered his longshoremen wage boosts, had agreed to let his union run the hiring halls until the Supreme Court should rule on their legality under the Taft-Hartley Act. East Coast, Gulf and Great Lakes maritime unions had accepted similar terms. But Bridges struck anyway...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: In the Wringer | 10/25/1948 | See Source »

Outside of these traditional PBH activities the Social Service Committee is also running ten weekly winter camping trips. Heading a campaign to install now equipment in the North Brighton Community center and directing a project to rehalf a stage in a Jamaica plain settlement house...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PBH Social Service Workers plan Busy Season at Local Boy's Clubs | 10/20/1948 | See Source »

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