Word: swifts
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Beginning with the early colonial period, Mr. Schlesinger traces the evolution of manners. He describes the "minor morals" attitude of the earliest mentors, when American manners formed an adjunct to law and social structure, and punishment was swift for makers of ugly faces. With the Revolution and rise of republicanism, however, Mr. Schlesinger professes to see in manners the effort of common people to reach equality--a levelling process. A new conception of manners as a set of specific injunctions to be memorized developed, and a steady stream of manners books was demanded by the etiquette-hungry American people...
...Swift Chip Gannon will be the key operative among next year's veterans. Only a Freshman this fall, Gannon nevertheless managed to earn himself plenty of fame around the Ivy circuit. At his wingback post he will always be a long-gain threat and at the same time a back who can be counted on to drive with all the muscle in him for the essential two yards. Chip's work against both ground and aerial attacks has been commendable, and his passing will remain a threat--and a constantly increasing one--especially on his optional end run-pass. Behind...
...Mike Ned Dewey. Besides Kenary in the tailback, the candidates will include Leo Flynn, the best passer on the 1946 squad, Pete Petrillo, who slowed up after a fast start early in the season, Charlie Roche, Freshman passing and kicking sensation of 1945, and small but very swift Hal Moffie, whose performances on the Yardling eleven this year bode no little ability...
...eyewitness great events." In modern journalism there had been many attempts to hit this target; most of the tries (like Midweek Pictorial) had been faltering. The editors, gathered in a 51st-floor room in Manhattan, wanted a picture magazine that could keep pace with, and even accelerate, the swift advance of camera and printing techniques. They put out two trial issues (called Dummy and Rehearsal) and were still looking about for a better name than Show-Book. Shortly before their first deadline they found it, bought (for $92,000) the title of an expiring humorous magazine...
...Engineering & Research Corp., maker of the non-spinnable Ercoupe, shut up shop for 30 days, announced that it would cut production 30% when it reopened because of a flood of cancellations. ¶ Globe Aircraft Corp. cut production of the Swift almost 20% because of "limited demand due to seasonal conditions...