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...Ginger Rogers did not "gush a tribute to her mother." She gave a heartwarmingly real and simple word of appreciation and homage to her nearest and dearest, which moistened the eyes of the toughest audience in the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Mar. 31, 1941 | 3/31/1941 | See Source »

They had learned other things besides drill, spit and polish. Squatting, lying and kneeling on the ground while the wind bit through their padded range jackets, they had had a bellyful of instruction in the Marines' dearest specialty-marksmanship. Even the sergeants had had to admit (in private) that there they had done pretty well-90% of them had qualified on the pistol and automatic rifle ranges, 75% with the Springfield. Betweentimes, swathed in coveralls, they had hiked, practiced open-order fighting, strung barbed wire. In the late afternoons, after 45 minutes of football, baseball or boxing, they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NAVY: Magic at Quantico | 3/3/1941 | See Source »

...Dear Jack: 61, 32, yours ever, Gladys. Decoded, this reads: "You are more than ever in my thoughts. All my love dearest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World War: Numbers for Love | 3/3/1941 | See Source »

King Haakon VII of Norway: "A proper Christmas cannot be celebrated by the Norwegians in Norway in chains or by Norwegians unable to spend Christmas in their own country with those they love dearest. . . . May peace, freedom and justice reign in Norway in the near future...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INTERNATIONAL: Anxious Ending | 1/6/1941 | See Source »

Good shot: Rochester, dressed as Romeo, croaking a potential hit called Dearest Darest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Dec. 30, 1940 | 12/30/1940 | See Source »

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