Word: topnotchers
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...German counterattacks were mounted by topnotch fighting outfits, which furnished enough cohesion to keep the whole wall from crumbling. Substandard soldiers, as well as good soldiers, seemed to draw strength from the "holy soil" and the well-fitted defenses...
...corny performers with extremely experienced voices, the radio-famed McGees will doubtless roll up another million and a half dollars or so for RKO (at an outlay of some $450,000). Films such as theirs, fairly popular in big cities and beloved in the provinces, are aptly known as topnotch bread-&-butter pictures...
Once again Hollywood has dived into the beehive maze of wartime Washington and come up with a topnotch comedy vehicle. There have been several pictures which used the same background, some of which were very, very good and some of which were horrid. "Standing Room Only" definitely rates with the former class...
...football team may be toned down considerably after tomorrow's tussle with Worcester Polytechnic Institute if reports from the Camp of the Engineers are to be believed. Although the visitors have lost their last two games, they are said to possess a strong, heavy line and at least two topnotch backs. And what is more to the point, they tied Holy Cross 13-13 in a practice game when the Crimson was losing to Tufts...
...equal importance to the topnotch morale of the unit was the happy statement of Capt. Bernard A. Merriam, company commander, after drill and inspection on Saturday: "An officer of the inspector general's department has looked this outfit over, and given a rating of excellent. You can't expect any better word than that. A great deal of credit goes to the cadre, but I wanted you all to know the verdict...