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...fires roared in the city, Japanese troops rounded up thousands of Russian, Chinese, Filipino and Spanish women and girls, chose the prettiest, led them off to Manila hotels to be raped. In one week 476, some no older than twelve, were hustled away. Some were back to testify last week...
...Then, this week, they had their wings clipped-by the geared-up Detroit Lions and trigger-armed Charles Fenenbock. The 28-to-24 upset was the Eagles' second loss in 21 games. But, win or lose, their exploitation of the T formation remains pro football's speediest, prettiest and often deadliest...
Standard's prettiest executives have both been working since they were children. Miss Reynolds, a native of Waterbury, Conn., was a bank clerk at 15. She worked her way through Wheaton College, taught junior high school just long enough (one year) to decide she did not like it, settled down as a stenographer in Standard's accounting department 19 years...
...Prettiest girl in the entering class? The talent scouts thought so; but she wasn't so certain! "I'm sure it was all a mistake; all the others were much-prettier...
...Sara Delano Roosevelt wrote in her diary: "At 11 we took darling Baby to the chapel in his prettiest clothes and best behavior. Dr. Cady christened him 'Franklin Delano.' . . . Baby was quite good and lovely so we were proud of him." The chapel was ivy-covered St. James' Episcopal Church (capacity: 200) in Hyde Park...