Word: walke
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...decided to walk out on his contract, and his nervous employers decided he might as well. George Burns readily agreed. Then Bill Goodwin played his ace: this week he becomes the featured comedian on the Frank Sinatra program-with the Swoonmaster as straight man. Salary: $1,000 a week...
Smitty, who learned to fly about the time a lot of World War II pilots were learning to walk, has flown more than 6,200 hours. In 169 landings on carriers he has brought his plane in without even flattening a tire. Worst wear & tear on any of his planes has come from enemy gunfire, which was not accidental...
...Walk, Don't Run. In Manhattan, when fire broke out at the Charles Café, customers were herded into line, headed toward the door, passed the cashier's desk, paid their checks...
...true, this was little consolation for civilians. They wanted soldiers to have all the cigarets they needed. The merest shred of comfort came from S. Clay Williams, board chairman of potent R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. To a Senate investigating committee, he confessed that even he had to walk more than a mile for a Camel...
Otherwise, a snack at Liggetts, or--in case of a particularly heavy date--supper at a Hayes-Bick, is gratefully accepted by any girl. Taxis are generally never mentioned, and the day of the convertible coupe is gone. Girls now condescend to walk to a movie or take the subway. A ride in a battered old back is an extravagance...