Word: fireman
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Self-Made Man. In Lowell, Mass., Volunteer Fireman John W. Gatham, who is paid only for actual working time, admitted drumming up business by starting 35 fires...
...idea of what children want to hear. From three-year-olds he got reactions such as "I like my horsy record -I put it on the victrola . . . take my bicycle and ride through the dining room, galloping, galloping ..." So Grenell put out plenty of that (The Little Fireman, The Circus Comes to Town...
...Murphy, who draws a small salary for hard work well done, had it over Stryker "like a tent." His summation was a gem of logical courtroom oratory. By the way ... if Tom had needed help in his argument, he could have called on his brother (none other than "Fireman" Murphy, ex-Yankee pitcher) to quench Stryker's pyrotechnic palaver...
Sedative. In Seattle, Richard Ace Brundage, onetime volunteer fireman, confessed to setting four fires because "when the siren blows it seems to calm my nerves...
...Singles races Joe Angayl, a New York fireman and the only U. S. sculler to beat champion Jack Kelley, dominated the Regatta. He floated to victory in the 150 race with Homer Zink and Lou Allen trailing second and at fourth place...