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Nelson's eminent value to U. S. defense has been that he began with a clear view of the size of the problem, partly out of his own experience, partly because he has a talent for clarity. He is also as honest as only a wise man can be: he spent his youth being kicked out of copy writers' offices in Sears, Roebuck, fighting for exact and truthful description of all merchandise. And because truth is beauty, even in lawnmowers, Sears catalogues have always read well...
...York Philharmonic-Symphony Young People's Concerts hit on a bright idea: let prodigies perform before their peers. To puerile applause, they presented 8-year-old and 11-year-old pianists, a 12-year-old fiddler, a 14-year-old clarinetist. Last week they trotted out a talent which was more special and more exciting...
Efficiency has never been the dress industry's long suit. For years it flourished in a seller's market; it still inhabits an economic Bohemia where success often depends 50% on talent in designing, 49% on luck and 1% on managerial skill. A shop can be started on a corset string; given a loft and a few cheap machines, anybody can try it. Although dressmaking is Manhattan's biggest manufacturing industry ($349,482,204 in 1939), its units are pygmies: only 60 firms gross as much as $1,000,000 annually. Some 22% of the companies fail...
...those who have yet to hear him in person . . . If you have a car, get down to Providence on Sunday, for the afternoon jam session at the Crown Hotel. These sessions have been extremely popular for the past few weeks, and in addition to plenty of exceptional local talent, there are always one or two guest stars. This Sunday it will be Hot Lips Page, as well as Roscoe McRae . . . Speaking of jam sessions, you can hear a pretty good recorded one on the four sides issued by the Commodore Music Shop. Band features Marty Marsala (trumpet), George Brunies (trombone...
...told, the Dartmouth-Andover meet will not only be the climax of the winter indoor season, but will be the proving ground in which the Yardlings must show their talent. With the conclusion of their indoor meets, the Yardlings will begin to train for the more important outdoor meets which are to come. In the spring, they will take another crack at their winter fees, besides adding Yale to the schedule...