Word: vineyard
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Sept. 1, 1914 at 9:32 a.m. (Central Standard Time) in the Cincinnati Zoo died the last passenger pigeon on earth. In March 1932 on Martha's Vineyard died the last heath hen. In the autumn of 1875 the last Labrador duck was shot on Long Island. Last week a half-dozen other U. S. birds were in danger of extinction...
...Eaters Rejoice. More satisfying to hungry Germans were a few substantial fruits of victory that became available last week and began to grace the German table. Following seven lean years, seven fat years were just around the corner, Germans assured one another. "With Holland our vegetable garden, France our vineyard, Denmark our dairy, Poland our slaughterhouse, the East our wheat fields, the Southeast our orchards, and Italy our little harvest-helper, what more do we want except some real coffee...
Irna describes herself as "part mechanic, part psychologist, part dialogist." She regards her fellow-workers in soap-opera vineyard in the same light. Outstanding among them are Mrs. Gertrude Berg (The Goldbergs), who makes $5,000 a week, but has to pay all expenses for her show, acts the leading role too, which drops her below Irna; Elaine Sterne Carrington (Pepper Young's Family), who collects an estimated $2,500 a week; Jane Cruisinberry (The Story of Mary Marling and Jane West (The O'Neills), who pull up fourth with about $1,250 a week each. Although...
...things that are God's has perplexed churchmen ever since Christ made the distinction. In 1919, after World War I, the British Empire decided to end their perplexity. It required a pledge from each foreign missionary who wished to labor in the ever sunlit Empire vineyard that he would "do nothing contrary to, or in diminution of, the authority of the lawfully constituted Government in the country to which I am appointed." U. S. Methodists signed this oath with no twinge of conscience. In British India they have a large stake: 334 missionaries, 256 churches, 106,237 members...
...Instead of telling the public the retail price of his cars, he will let his distributors set their own (range $895 to $1,250). Now seeking (and getting) new distributors, of whom Graham-Paige had a mere 50 last year, he says: "Ve must have more vorkers in the vineyard." Informal, easygoing Salesman Johnson will upset tradition indeed if he makes good as a low-pressure man in a high-pressure industry...