Word: wonders
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...supposed to do. But fate had provided Bill Martin with a face-saving exit. Disinclined to plead exemption on the ground that his job is of civil importance, he is prepared to be drafted as soon as his number comes up (probably in May). Wall Street's Boy Wonder of 1938 is 1941's most willing draftee...
...becomes necessary for us to fight, we will fight! A country whose boys will not go out and fight to save Christianity and the principles of freedom from the ruthless destruction of a fiend, well, you won't find such boys in America." That's what Senator Austin said. Wonder if Johnny read...
...explanation fell on almost deaf ears. This "silent" music was not altogether silent, and it was just provocative enough to make listeners wonder whether the silence of other bands might sound better than Scott's. But the stunt showed that Mr. Scott still had his bid in as the most elfin of U. S. bandsters...
...mathematics pro fessor whose dream of retiring was temporarily balked by his daughters' marital troubles. Critic Brooks Atkinson (New York Times} :;"... one of the worst plays ever written. Man and boy, this column has not 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...
...wonder drug, sulfanilamide, has cured apparently hopeless streptococcus infections, but it has also caused many a headache, and worse-nausea, dizziness, fever, even mild, temporary forms of insanity. For some patients, sulfanilamide is plain poison...