Word: allens
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...small movie theater in Hugo, Okla. (pop.: 5,909), Owner Allen L. Blunt was checking his books one night. He was astonished to find that the popcorn machine in the lobby earned almost as much as the box office. So with his twin brother Aimer L. he decided to try his hand at popcorn growing...
Short Circuit. In Salt Lake City, escaping convicts Jack Allen and David Duvall threw a switch to cut off the prison's electric power, sounded the general alarm instead, trapped themselves...
...Harlow has announced only one change in the tentative starting lineup: Charley Roche, 175-pound Freshman back from Winchester, replaces Bill Jackson in the tailback position. Right end Don Swegan will not be ready for tomorrow's game. HARVARD COAST GUARD DeLuzio, le le, Reed Fisher, lt lt, Brandfass Allen, lg lg, Boon Faber, c c, Burke LeBart, rg rg, Prunski Foster, rt rt, Starr Champion, re re, Caldwell Tennant, qb qb, Gaither Roche, lhb lhb, Duin Flynn, rhb rhb, Lattin Cowen, fb fb, Dorsey...
...timing, intonation and repetition which made Jerry Colonna's "Who's Yehudi?" funny to U.S. audiences is a rough U.S. equivalent of ITMA's appeal. Like Fred Allen, Jack Benny and Bob Hope, Handley has a stock set of characters who repeat nonsense lines which English listeners love to wrap into their own conversation at apt moments. A visitor to England would probably need to know ITMA to understand ordinary street, pub and Army humor. Examples...
...which should be good news for Charlie Roche and Leo Flynn if the Crimson forwards can keep the hard-charging Sub Base line from breaking through. The lineups: Harvard Sub Base DiLuzio, le le, Simonian Fisher, lt lt, Grotbus LeBart, lg lg, Tallant Faber, c c, Manning Allen, rg rg, Tate Foster, rt rt, Loepfe Champion, re re, Olson Tennant, qb qb, Hodges Jackson, lhb lhb, Jones Flynn, rhb rhb, Charouhus Cowen, fb fb, Moravee