Word: wards
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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Servants of the Bellows, "to be blown into office annually unless blown out," are High Wind (President) William Rumboll of Ernst, Berg & Cia.; Whirlwinds (Secretaries) George Ward and Alan Murray, both of London & South American Investment Trust; Receiver of Windfalls (Treasurer) and Keeper of the Windbag (Assistant Treasurer) Colin Shearer and George Collins, respectively...
...consumers bought new cars partly in fear of priorities, they bought other things because they had money to spend. Retail sales in 1940's last quarter ran about 10% ahead of 1939. Sears and Montgomery Ward, whose sales reflect farm buying, set new sales records in 1940-10-15% above...
...Threat there are Jefferson Carteret and Lazarus Ward (Warren William and Porter Hall), a pair of sleazy scoundrels characterized by such lines as: "If Muncie doesn't get back to Arizona with the cattle, we'll take over Phoebe's freighting business and land. (Pause.) If he does, there'll be an Indian attack just before he reaches Tucson-and we'll still own everything the lady...
...Monte Cristo (United Artists). Taking up where his lively parent left off, the son of Monte Cristo (Louis Hay ward) finds Joan Bennett ensnarled in the political dirty work of the principality of Lichtenburg during the days of Bismarck and Louis Napoleon. Like California's Zorro, he acts the fop in public, climbs into a black hood in private, lashes out at intrigue with his lethal, hardworking sword. Because nothing, including the eventual death of scheming, scar-faced Gurko Lanen (George Sanders), comes as a surprise, a certain necessary element of suspense is missing from these adventures...
...High as a Kite," starring Franklin, the University's founder, who started the institution two hundred years ago, is the story of his matrimonial troubles with the sister of his ward, which are finally frond out by Marie Antoinette. Main attractions of the frolicsome show are the clever routines, including a minuet for the famous "lady" chorus, soughs by Clay Poland, author of "Stop! Its's Wonderful"; and the contrast of 1740 costumes and 1940 dialogue...