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Mary Haworth has savvy, writes wrathfully and well; her column answers serious questions (not all about sex problems) painstakingly, often falling back on dictionary definitions of misused words: "love" - "tender and passionate affection."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: So You Want an Answer? | 11/22/1943 | See Source »

Post-War Preview boasts nothing in the way of performers, singers or dancers, owes all to its showgirls, its shimmer and its savvy. But it is a nice theater ticket to get with the dinner check."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: Comforting Picture | 6/14/1943 | See Source »

Once Hamtramckers boasted of their schools. Until he was killed in an auto accident in 1935, School Superintendent Maurice Reed Keyworth combined educational idealism and political savvy to create an astonishingly effective school system. Day & night schools enrolled 17,000 students-no less than 33% of the population. Teachers were...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Trouble In Hamtrack | 5/17/1943 | See Source »

Canny, angry Bill Douglas proved his executive ability and his crusading fervor as head of the Securities & Exchange Commission. Even from the austerity of the Supreme Court he casts such a personal spell that politicians of both parties struggle to be seen with him when he goes back to the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. At War: The New Deal Falls Sick | 11/30/1942 | See Source »

Captain Mary Bass and Hal Fields are big, tough tackles with the savvy that comes of long experience. Both are headed for starring roles. Together with Ramsey, his running mate, Doc Holloway, and Tex Warrington at center, they'll make the middle of the line one of the most solid...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Veterans Promise Big Year For Strong W. and M. Team | 10/3/1942 | See Source »

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