Word: quart
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...especially farm prices) have climbed steadily. Last week this dangerous trend continued. Though the Government at last got around to releasing Government-stocked wheat in order to hold down wheat prices, cotton quotations went to the highest levels since last May, and milk prices in Manhattan advanced 1? per quart...
...story, dated and ludicrous, is relieved only occasionally by a few amusing and probably unintentional remarks, as well as the frequent appearance of Hedy Lamarr clad in nothing but a lurong and a quart of stain. As a savage the Austrian-born star is far from convincing, however, despite her interpretation of a native hooch cooch dance that is more a la Old Howard than African...
Ever since Vice President Henry Agard Wallace made his first major speech on post-war problems last May, critics have tried to make him sound like a starry-eyed global godfather whose only interest was a quart of milk for every Hottentot. Last week gentle Henry Wallace, using harsher language than he likes, struck back with some telling blows-and managed to bring out some of the simple elements of national self-interest in his program...
This, unfortunately, was precisely the problem the old guard of the N.A.M. failed even to face. The tone was set when retiring President William P. Witherow delivered a confusing tirade against the already confused ideas of Henry J. Wallace. Cried Mr. Witherow: "I am not righting for a quart of milk for every Hottentot, or for a TVA on the Danube. ... I am not making tanks or guns to help a people's revolution ... I am making armament to help our boys save America...
...Penney and daughter Marjorie Elizabeth, who became the first field-test observers. Quickly they found daily dustings were unnecessary-once a week was enough. Curtains which formerly turned dark in a few days stayed fresh for several months. At the end of two weeks, Engineer Penney filled a quart milk bottle with the black, powdery rubbish from the air. Experience with other installations (about 150 in homes of Westinghouse workers) has improved performance. Manager Penney last week reported that his installation adds only 60? to $1 to his monthly electric bill...