Word: white
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...procession of the Lord was marching through Sheffield, England. At its head was a brass band blaring hymns from atop a wagon; next, on a white horse, came the onetime champion wrestler of Northumberland, now a convert to God. After him in a carriage rode the Generals William and Catherine Booth, and behind marched the uniformed soldiers of their Salvation Army. Then the Devil attacked...
...Sheffield began hurling stones and brickbats. Hooligans rushed out to beat God's ex-wrestler with clubs and try to pull him off his horse. He did not retaliate. "Anything for Jesus," he called out hoarsely, and rode on, bleeding and battered, supported in his saddle by white-faced fellow soldiers. Although pelted with mud, the bandsmen continued to blow bravely on their instruments. General William Booth stood up in the carriage, beard flying and beak nose pointing to heaven, to direct his soldiers of the gospel and lead them, bedraggled and bloody, into Sheffield's Albert Hall...
...White House Christmas Tree (Sat. 5 p.m., all networks). President Truman lights the Christmas tree in Washington by remote control from Independence...
...prize baking contest. With 100 electric ranges set up on the ballroom floor, the cooks-97 women and three men-donned aprons and went to work. All day, under the watchful gaze of judges, the hopefuls produced such culinary delights as golden glow cake, black & white pie and glorified cherry upside-down cake...
Manners for White Women. Finally, on Pavuvu, part of the division was marked for rotation. Hints on good manners were printed (anonymously) for those going home after two years in the South Seas: "Say 'Please pass the butter.' You DO NOT say, 'Throw down the grease ...' If, while dining at a friend's house you wish more dessert, merely stare at your empty plate until someone catches on. DO NOT say, 'How about seconds on the slop?' " Author McMillan refrains from printing "Personal Manners" instructions on addressing live young white women...