Word: falling
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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...What can happen to prevent us from ultimately going to war, alone, against Germany, Italy, and Japan to protect our interests? The answer is too obvious: the success of the Chinese against the Japanese and the success of England against the Axis. They are fighting our fight. If they fall, we have got to take up the sword where they drop...
...Marine Corps Reserves under the command of wiry, abrupt, outspoken Major W. S. ("Woody") Van Dyke II, ace M. G. M. director, was ordered to San Diego for active service. It was a great moment for Woody Van Dyke, who loves pomp and patriotism even more than pictures. Last fall he hung the stars and stripes outside his studio office, tacked up a sign proclaiming it a Marine recruiting station. After Thursday-night drills with his outfit, Woody would stride into Chasen's restaurant and climb aboard a stool in full regimental regalia. Hollywood said good-by to Woody...
Veteran Starlet Betty Grable, of the sensational legs and looks (last year displayed in Du Barry Was a Lady, since then on the screen), cooed in Manhattan: "I think kindness is the most important thing in a person. Gee, when anybody does anything nice for me I just about fall flat on my face. Every time I even smile at a man any more the papers have me practically married to him. Outsiders don't understand about things. If I ever get married again, and I probably will, some time, I'll marry an actor, at least that...
...been apparent all fall that Harvard could travel far with just a rock-ribbed forward wall and almost no offense. Now that the ground attack has come, Crimson enthusiasm knows no bounds. The only effective damper is the vivid recollection of the stains of "Good Night, Poor Harvard" pouring out across Soldiers Field one year ago after a similarly favored Harvard team had been soundly whipped by the fighting Elis...
...rest of the Harvard team is in good condition and is looking forward to the battle of its life in the bowl tomorrow. Yale as usual will be a worthy opponent. The Pondmen have taken a succession of batterings this fall but have spent the last couple of weeks licking their wounds...