Word: benning
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...numerous constituencies where the Labor candidate won two years ago because a Conservative and a Liberal candidate split each other's votes, the Labor man faced this week only a single National Government candidate and lost to him. First big Laborite to lose his seat thus was famed Ben Tillett, onetime chairman of the potent Trade Union Council...
Following the drill, the B and C elevens had an hour's hard scrimmage with the University Seconds while the A Team, with Ben Ticknor at center, ran through signals. No scores were kept but the B and C teams displayed a more impressive offensive punch than they have shown all season. The coaches were especially pleased with the blocking of the reserves. Pescosolido, nimble Sophomore back, was outstanding among the backs, while the veteran linesmen, Kuehn and Finlayson, as well as the newly promoted forwards, Brooks and Simmons, did good work on the line...
...Ben. In Omaha last week was held Nebraska's great State celebration ? Ak-Sar-Ben. Nebraska spelled backward, the name has another significance: Syrian Ak meaning head-of-the family; Arabic Sar, the household; Hebraic Ben, brothers. In 1895 Omaha businessmen organized the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben, elected each year a king and queen, crowned them at a large ball...
Under emerald lights in Omaha's Coliseum was held the Coronation Ball, chief social event of the celebration. Crowned 37th King of Ak-Sar-Ben was ruddy, blue-eyed, Austrian-born George Brandeis, president of J. L. Brandeis & Sons, head of Brandeis Investment Co., director of Omaha National Bank. A leader of the Ak-Sar-Ben organization, he is 53 years old, has lived in Omaha 18 years. He wore a Louis XIV costume. His queen was Miss Lida Whitmore, 22-year-old daughter of Jesse Dwight Whitmore, farmer and livestock feeder of Valley, Neb. Nine thousand spectators packed...
...books are news. Unless otherwise designated, all books reviewed in TIME were published within the fortnight. TIME readers may obtain any book of any U. S. publisher by sending check or money-order to cover regular retail price ($5 if price is unknown, change to be remitted) to Ben Boswell of TIME, 205 East 42ND, St., New York City...