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...Abe Ashcanaso who was aptly nicknamed "Honest Abe" has departed from his detachment after leaving an indeliable print on the hearts of the men. "Honest Abe" ably handled squadron duties during the absence of Captain Lyman L. Woodman and Lt. Carlton L. Ericksen. Among his many talents is the abilitty to speak seven languages fluently. The favorite act of his repertoire is an imitation of Herr Hitler during one of Hitlor's many stormy speeches to the German Reich...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Minnie Mooch Creates Scene at Moot Trial | 4/2/1943 | See Source »

...amend the organic act of Puerto Rico to permit that impoverished island to elect its own Governor, revealed that he had set up an advisory committee of eight-four Americans, four Puerto Ricans. Head of the committee: Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes, for whom Under Secretary Abe Fortas will serve. Best-known Puerto Rican on the committee: the famed leader of the Popular Democratic Party, cavalry-mustached Luis Muñoz Marin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spotlight | 3/22/1943 | See Source »

...tour was the idea of Theatrical Agent Abe Lastfogel, dollar-a-year head of U.S.O. Camp Shows, who thought a visit from cinema actresses might be good for the morale of U.S. soldiers abroad. The girls traveled light (three suits and two dresses apiece). Their pay: $10 a day for expenses. For two months they toured England and Ireland, giving two or three shows a day, six days a week, for soldiers, sailors, factory workers. Each Sunday they returned to London's Savoy, washed their underwear, flopped into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Cinema, Mar. 8, 1943 | 3/8/1943 | See Source »

Tatum never meant to be a professional basketball player. But Abe Saperstein, the sapient impresario of the Globe Trotters, happened to see him playing first base with Cincinnati's Negro American League Ethiopian Clowns last summer. Last week Tatum's extensible equipment was helping the Globe Trotters to be one of the most successful professional basketball teams...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Goose Flies High | 2/22/1943 | See Source »

...care if a flower grows upside down or inside out, I don't even care if it grows." She smacks down California: "It reminds me of a Shubert production." Unlike Actress Cornell, who has never made a movie, Actress Gordon has made several (The Edge of Darkness, Abe Lincoln in Illinois). Hollywood says she is snooty. Everyone says she is smart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: Three-Star Classic | 12/21/1942 | See Source »

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