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...high-collared radio men are not so sure. Ad-libbed shows give them the aerial willies. So far, the quickness of mistress of ceremonies Arlene Francis, radio & stage actress (The Doughgirls), has stood them in good stead. One losing serviceman, who won an unanticipated $15 consolation prize, gleefully grabbed the microphone and advised his favorite bartender: "Hello, Clyde, set 'em up down there!" Miss Francis recovered with: "He means Maxwell House Coffee, of course...
...know they are loafers because no business house would allow them to work in such fantastic outfits. If you are a serviceman with a few dollars in your pocket, you also know that some of them are ready to hoist you into an alley and roll...
...courses to men of all services at $2 each. Courses include English and social studies, mathematics and sciences, business, mechanical, electrical and engineering trades. In addition, Usafi splits with servicemen the higher cost of any of 700 correspondence courses given by 80 U.S. universities. Example: for about $10 a serviceman may delve into the history of pre-Civil War Dixie, Canada, Russia or ancient Israel. Successful Usafi students get certificates, and many colleges will give them credits...
Brightest spot at the Toy Fair was the game business. Less harried by shortages than the toy industry, the game industry is doing more business than ever before. It is riding an Army & Navy boom: practically every serviceman's kit includes a pack of cards, a checker board or a backgammon set, and the U.S. Army recently ordered 1,500,000 dice at one clip...
Thrashing their way through the hundred-odd titles suggested by far-flung enthusiasts for the new serviceman's weekly, harrassed Crimson editors finally came up for breath last night, with the winning title for the paper, and the name of the reciplent of a $25 war bond...