Word: salesmanship
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Santa Claus is saved from being lynched by a child, who sees through the devil's mask and identifies him. And Santa's gift, which no one would take in what Death has described as "an age of salesmanship," finds a touching-and universal-taker...
Lost in the Dark. When the coastal blackout went into effect in April 1942, no one was forced to grope as much as Doug Leigh. Starting with $50 and a case of mumps at the depth of the depression, he had parlayed his native talents of salesmanship, showmanship and inventiveness into an electrified million-dollar business. He owned or operated the biggest single block of the dazzling and ingeniously animated signs along Broadway, when the lights were turned...
TIME, Aug. 5 says California's Republican Party's "leadership has been vague . . . salesmanship negative, a dreary record." Here is that vague, negative, dreary record New Dealer Forrestal's friend talks about. In 1942 Republicans were elected here to five of the six state offices from governor to treasurer. This year we elected four of the six in the June primary. The other two offices, lieutenant governor and attorney general, are certain to be ours in November. . . . A majority of both houses of the legislature are made up of Republicans. We always have had a Republican...
...well as anyone, Committeeman Haight should know that it was Governor Earl Warren, not G.O.P. committeemen, who revived the Republican Party in California. Let him consider his own negative salesmanship of the GOParty: twice he deserted Republican ranks to run for governor on the Progressive and Commonwealth tickets (results: defeated once, withdrew once). Let him also consider the fact that the first 15 men approached by Charlie Thomas-who is no New Dealer-gave $2,500 each to his campaign...
Merchant Thomas' salesmanship is not negative. He has a businesslike plan for bringing youth back to California's tired GOParty, and the plan is catching on. His enthusiastic associates believe that he has found the secret for stirring Republicans into offensive action elsewhere...