Word: thompsons
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Eleanor Roosevelt could wait no longer: she had to see for herself. Besides, there was a standing invitation on royal stationery. Last week she flew to England, accompanied by her longtime secretary, Malvina Thompson. Each took along the regulation 44 Ib. of baggage...
Wrote Pundit Dorothy Thompson: "It is now clear what all this means." Her major conclusion: Germany and Japan, inviting a war of atrocities, hope that the U.S. and British people will prefer peace negotiations to such a war. Miss Thompson also suggested that the Allies turn the German weapon upon Germany: "Whatever reprisals we take must be reprisals that divide the German nation and illustrate our policy of punishing only the truly guilty...
Among the 1,000 who stormed a Philadelphia recruiting office, books under arms, was Charles F. Thompson, 18, who got forms for all members of his football team. Detroit opened five new recruiting centers. Enlistments of boys jumped 50% to 75% in New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland and other big cities. Most frequent reason given by the youngsters: Franklin Roosevelt's fireside chat had won Mom's and Pop's consent...
Sleeveless Errand. Near Chadron, Neb., a truck sideswiped another truck, sheared an arm off Truckman Ross Thompson, who searched for it along the road awhile, finally drove into town, stopped, fainted...
...coming out of the west to menace the Varsity's untied and unscored on record, the canny Scot has a number of standouts among his veterans. Bob Harbson at full and George Mallory at halfback are the key links in a defense that will be completed by goalie Doug Thompson or his alternate, Mike Keene, fullback Casey Giles, halfbacks Jack Clarke, and Ward Slingerland...