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...Revival of Righteousness." Birddog lobbyists of the American Legion, controlled by World War I veterans who would profit soonest from the scheme, squatted watchfully in the galleries. Thus faced with going on the record, a group of frightened Congressmen did what John...
...ANGELES. WOULD LIKE TO KNOW SOONEST NUMBER OF ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS TO BE HIRED BY EIGHT MOVIE PRODUCERS UNDER NEW CONTRACT SIGNED BY PETRILLO AND MOVIE PRODUCERS. UNCHECKABLE HERE...
Although Americans may wonder why (Bob Hope, who was born in England, confesses: "It's too fast for me"), ITMA doubles up its British listeners. Puns like "Farewell to the night shifts of Dover" or "the lease lend the soonest mended" are a Handley trademark. So are topical quips like "I haven't laughed so much since Errol Flynn captured Burma." ITMA's rapid-fire cacophony of explosions, whistles, popguns, yawps, quacks and trambells draws enthusiastic letters from Continental listeners, who can't understand English, but find the sound effects screamingly funny...
...soonest our best men with thee...
...Hitler's measure the great question was: Who tires soonest? Perhaps it was that question which he pondered this week with Pierre Laval (see p. 23) and Germany's and Italy's top generals. Ahead of them was a very tiresome winter...