Word: wee
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Died. James J. ("Jimmy") Collins, 73, baseball's onetime and perhaps alltime greatest third baseman; of pneumonia; in Buffalo. Famed for his fast defense against bunts, he once had the pleasure of tossing out Bunt-Attempters Wee Willie Keeler, John McGraw and Hughie Jennings in succession. He managed the Boston Red Sox to victory in 1903-8 first World Series, quit professional baseball in 1911, invested in real estate, went broke in the depression, managed the Buffalo Parks Department teams...
...those who heard Davision this summer, his remarkable trumpet-playing needs no recommendation. At the time, however, he was overshadowed by Pee Wee Russell's name, though not by his playing. Now you can listen to five really great jazzmen whose names mean nothing to most people, and hear some swell music without regard to reputation...
...year. In December 1941, they were handed a program by teh War Department, based on a half-hearted attempt at conversion to war footing, with loose ends dangling, loop holes rather than concrete planning emphasized, and confusion, almost to the point of chaos as the inevitable aftermath. And they wee diligently instructed to guide the students in this program...
...plot there is consists of the conversations of the ladies as they make hasty visits to the dressing table. With powder flying on all sides they tell their tales of wee as the two maids who take care of the place listen breathlessly...
...welfare and guidance of from twenty to a hundred or more cute rodents. They feed them, pet them, train them, and give them cerebral lesions. Sometimes a rat bites a student, but the average rat is a pretty good egg. They sit up in humanoid poses, coyly cock their wee heads, and squeak in unison in the darkened cages. Millions of 'em. One gets out of his cage once in a while, and there are always several bandit rats (Independents) scampering around the floor and peeking out with one eye from behind the radiators and garbage cans. Nobody minds much...