Word: remind
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...masks were distributed, but gradually the fear blew away, and now only about one in five carries a mask, usually only when the war of nerves is fiercest. Last week the Government considered requiring gas masks as an admission "ticket" for bomb shelters; planned practice gas alarms to remind the people of this threat; put pressure on producers of gas-fighting equipment to speed...
...unnecessary for us to remind you of your pledge to keep this country out of war, and of the vigorous determination for peace expressed in the last election by the American people, but in this storm of war propaganda we think that we should affirm to you our own earnest conviction that aid to Britain must be kept short...
...praised the dead, and exhorted the company to heed Dode's sign, laugh and talk. The three-piece orchestra blared Mc-Cloud's Reel, Happy Days are Here Again and, with audience joining, The Man on the Flying Trapeze. A strolling "prompter" was there to remind those who might weep. None did. Old Dode Fisk's last show...
...fantastic have been so slight in terms of space as not to show at all on a good sized map. Some gains seem to occur more than once, such as the capture of Kozelsk, which has been announced and cheered twice recently, with two weeks intervening. Reports like these remind one of the ones from Libya, where the British took suspiciously long to put the finishing touches on surrounded Axis "remnants," which for a time seemed permanently on the verge of final destruction. They are also reminiscent of the old cowboy flickers which showed the rescue party speeding around...
...required 96 hours' notice, he was sorry but the bridge would not budge. Back to her mooring sputtered Dottie. Away vanished the customer. Down sat Mrs. Douglas to write a letter to the War Department, which has jurisdiction over inland waterways. The War Department wrote back, promising to remind the New York Central of its obligations. All that Mrs. Douglas had to do was give due notice when she wanted the bridge tipped up. Mrs. Douglas took note...