Word: whacking
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Philadelphia, birthplace of U.S. book publishing, took another whack at Manhattan's near-monopoly last fortnight. The sturdy old Philadelphia firm of J. B. Lippincott, climaxing four years of expansion, bought control of the old Manhattan firm of Frederick A. Stokes. Like many another U.S. book publisher, both Lippincott and Stokes have remained one-family institutions. But Lippincott, aged 149 this year, has kept greener than Stokes...
Most remarkable rumor of the week (not attributed to Mr. Forrestal): if U.S.British relations get out of whack, Prime Minister Churchill will fly to the White House himself...
...make way for ambitious novices. Larry Corbett is in the former category with a sprained back and Dave Ives and Doug Pirnie will restrict their activities to the dashes. Sophomore Bill Maygar, who reached 21 feet 9 inches broad jumping in prep school, will thereby be given his first whack at outside collegiate competition...
...Beginning. As one of seven children of a Spokane, Wash, accountant, Bing's earliest leanings were towards having fun. Pleasant and easygoing, he liked to swim at Mission Park on hot days or whack around the Downriver golf course with his rusty, secondhand clubs. His vague goal was the law, which he leisurely studied at nearby Gonzaga University...
...looked at its like since the days of Boudoir." Broadway audiences continually wonder how so many flops get produced. One reason: even the best producers make mistakes. Another was suggested fortnight ago in Variety, by Producer Oscar Serlin (of the hit comedy Life With Father). He took a lusty whack at a "racket" which has brought many a dollar from angels to sharp Broadway showmen. Said...