Word: brinkleys
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...sportsmen penetrated these old market fishing grounds three years ago, attracted by reports that the giant, powerful "horse mackerel" grew big and were more plentiful there than anywhere else. Previous Liverpool and North American record was a 788-pounder caught last August by Dr. John R. ("Goat Gland") Brinkley of Del Rio, Texas. Last month Mrs. Earl Potter of Brookville, L. I. won the women's world record there with a 757-pounder, lost it next day when a 760-pounder was caught by Mrs. William Chisholm of Cleveland, Ohio...
...which 28 radio engineers broadcast from WLW's plant at Mason, 22 miles away. Thus with pomp & ceremony last week was inaugurated by far the most powerful transmitting station on earth. Until last week Warsaw led the world with a 158,000-watt station. John Richard ("Goat Gland") Brinkley's troublesome XER, across the Mexican border, acclaimed itself largest in North America with 75,000 watts. WLW's new 500,000-watt equipment makes it ten times stronger than any of its 20 biggest rivals in the U. S. Most spectacular item is its antenna-a steel...
Despite fines and warnings Dr. Brinkley had repeatedly let his station overrun its allotted time on the air, had broadcast solely in English, had advertised his medical services and remedies without a Mexican license. He had also caused Mexico "constant trouble" with the U. S. by hogging channels assigned to weak Southwestern U. S. radio stations. Last fortnight Mexico's Department of Communications issued an order suspending XER for 30 days. Resourceful Dr. Brinkley got a restraining injunction, went on broadcasting by remote control. A higher court quashed the injunction. Still cowboy songs, jazz and unctuous medical advice continued...
...last week a Mexican radio inspector appeared in Villa Acuna to enforce the closing order. Villagers threatened to lynch him. Stomping off, he returned a few days later with troops to shut down XER for good. Dr. Brinkley, ordered communications officials, would dismantle his station within 30 days or they would do it themselves at his expense...
Just over the border in Del Rio, Tex. suave, goateed Dr. Brinkley kept calm. Hurrying his lawyer off to Mexico City he boasted that he would be back on the air in a few days...