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...Nonrunning waterproof wax for the cosmetic stockings...
...they tell their story of this fight simply and conversationally-how their six boats became an infuriating menace to Jap warships and transports, how they fought to keep them afloat even when hulls were ripped open by coral reefs, how their gas tanks were clogged with wax put in their gas by some unknown saboteur. Sent out on patrol from Bataan, to fight lone actions against enemy cruisers and destroyers, Squadron 3 sank "probably a hundred times [its] own combined tonnage in enemy warships...
...illustrated by Goodman's band at its peak. At this time he had just about the finest white soloists in the country, but his records concentrate on the arrangements and feature only scattered solos. Yet these records contain the most spirited playing any big white band has put on wax. Miller can only lay claim to Bobby Hackett and possibly Billy May as definitely first rate improvisers, although little of their work with him justifies it. The rest of the men in the band, and that includes Tex Beneke, are all facile soloists with few ideas and little individuality...
...room, two chins, three kids." There is the usual Runyon corps de ballet of ham-hearted grifters, heisters and passers, played by a friendly crowd of veterans from Hollywood (Eugene Pallette, Louise Beavers) and Broadway (Sam Levene, Millard Mitchell). Carefully solemn Henry Fonda has the dignity of a wax grape of wrath among satiated little foxes. Pretty Lucille Ball, who was born for the parts Ginger Rogers sweats over, tackles her "emotional" role as if it were sirloin and she didn't care who was looking. There is also a headwaiter played by sinister, saturnine Hans Conried. He packs...
...real campaign, mountain troopers travel with elaborate equipment for their double duties. They take along winter's skis and snowshoes, boots and parkas, ski wax and sleeping bags, summer's saddles and harness, light uniforms and raincoats. Out-of-season equipment is stored at a main base, the rest taken into the field. No other troops tote so much...