Word: sadnesses
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Practice officially starts Monday, and Harlow hopes to get at least 26 full days of work in before the spring season is over. But it may be a sad affair, for, with Don McNicol's plans still up in the air and several others with their future definitely laid out for the good of Uncle Sam rather than Uncle John H., the outlook when Soldiers Field gridirons open for business again is not too bright...
...play. Granted that the play was poorly written, it nevertheless told a poignant story which had tremendous force. In unmeasured terms it depicted the revolting conditions then prevalent throughout the South and honestly portrayed the bestiality that such a way of life produces in human beings. It is a sad commentary on the present production that these conditions--still all too common today--should now produce only titters of smutty laughter...
...sad day for the coaches, for, although some of the men are not subject to call immediately, all are required to go after receiving a six-month notice. This proviso may be waived, however, in case of extreme emergency, so Dick Harlow, with spring practice coming up, and Floyd Stable, with baseball drill well under way, are on tender books...
...sad state of affairs when cheap publicity stunts, lavish newspaper and magazine displays determine the success of a movie. Though the film critic may feel unwanted and unheeded at the moment, he should persevere with intelligent and constructive criticism. Such a potent influence on American morals and manners as the movies needs more surveyance than is offered by the public with its latent and incoherent reactions, or by the Hollywood producers who allow commercialism to triumph over integrity and honesty...
...Most colorful of the Bataan defenders is the all-American 31st Infantry, under leathery Colonel Charles L. Steel. Of all Colonel Steel's "Foreign Legion characters," the men reserved a top place for 2nd Lieutenant John Flynn, recently commissioned after 33 years of Army service. A sad-eyed Mr. Chips, Flynn delights his men by mixing tobacco juice and contempt for Jap marksmanship on scouting trips into the brush...