Word: safes
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Dean Cornwall, magazine illustrator turned muralist,* finished a Rockefeller Center shocker of a sort, though not to compare with Diego Rivera's, which once shocked the Rockefellers into scraping it off. Safe-&-sane Cornwell just shocked Vassar's art department, which stayed away from the dedication, explained by wire: "Vassar College cannot indulge in backing anyone so reactionary. . . ." They meant his old-timey...
Many of the first arrivals carried the tattoo brands of Nazi concentration camps or the less visible, equally indelible marks of the sole survivor. Most had the cautious and disbelieving air of those who have learned that no journey has a safe or happy...
...after Thomas' original break, other Congressmen, popeyed and anonymous, announced that the Navy had a weapon which could wipe out "all forms of life" in a large city. "It is a germ proposition and is sprayed from airplanes that can fly high enough to be reasonably safe from ground fire. It is quick and certain death...
...holler. The sale of DDT was up 600%; old cotton-duster planes were spraying creek beds (although medical authorities question the effectiveness of such measures) ; a health official said that 20,000 outhouses were destined for a purge. A mother wrote health officials wanting to know if it "was safe to mail a letter out of San Antonio." High-school graduation ceremonies were being held by radio, to avoid assemblies. The publicity would not harm a forthcoming $4,000,000 sewer bond issue in San Antonio...
Long before the end of the 4.2 mile race, Uncle Emile had dropped back out of hollering distance. But the family honor was safe: Herb Creppel slithered across the finish line a good 25 yards ahead of the nearest Billiot. Beating the Billiots meant more to him than pocketing the $200 prize...