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Wallace, an unbelievably fearless man, is my idol. My feeling for the man who would see to it that every Chinese baby has a quart of milk a day comes fantastically close to hero worship. I can honestly say I love that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Machine-Made Tune | 9/18/1944 | See Source »

...like a show place and I couldn't enjoy it." Arsenal. In Des Moines, Robert Butterworth was arrested by police and given a routine shakedown, which revealed that he was harboring on his person: 20 paint brushes, 60 pens and pencils, 17 combs, 50 ft. of rope, a quart of sauerkraut, 5 Ib. of sugar, 3 Ib. of wieners, a gross of used toothpicks, four flashlights, a hammer, six knives, a grindstone, a tube of shaving cream and four putty knives. He was charged with "maintaining a fire hazard." Only Yesterday. In Toledo, Ore., a merchant discovered that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Jun. 19, 1944 | 6/19/1944 | See Source »

Misenhimer. In Fort Smith, Ark., at an auction where liquor went with purchases of war bonds. Prohibitionist R. F. Misenhimer applied his belief that an empty bottle is better than a full one, poured out a quart of Old Taylor, sold the dead man for $100. A few minutes later a full quart brought...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Feb. 14, 1944 | 2/14/1944 | See Source »

Given by Emmanuel College Alumnae at the Salle Moderne, Hotel Statler. There will be a door prize of ONE QUART OF CHAMPAGNE. It will be at 2030 tonight. The music is by Guy Ormondy and the admission is free...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Navy Recreation | 2/11/1944 | See Source »

...Bouncing Betty" and "Leaping Lena" are names for the Nazi S-mine. No bigger than a quart-size tin can, it is buried close to the surface. When it is tripped it leaps five feet into the air, then explodes in a spray of steel in all directions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy - OPERATIONS: Mines, Traps, Mines | 2/7/1944 | See Source »

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