Word: champion
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...which the governing power of the community has made up its mind that it wants." This statement is the kernel of Holmes" philosophy. It has kept him looking forward instead of backward at the lessons of history, and has made him the great liberal of the bench and the champion of social experiment...
...annual International Livestock Exposition in Union Stockyards. He was Briarcliff Thickset, a glossy Aberdeen Angus eleven months old, whose 1,140 lb. of bone, gristle and good red meat were formed so well and in such good condition that the judges named him world's grand champion, Steer of the Year. Being a steer, Briarcliff Thickset was good for nothing but the slaughter house. A Pennsylvania packing company bought him for $1.27 per lb. on the hoof, lowest price paid for Steer of the Year since 1923.* Nevertheless, in more ways than one Briarcliff Thickset made history. His breeder...
Elsewhere in the stockyards other animals were competing for titles. Adjudged healthiest of their kind were Gertrude Heikes, 16, of Dakota County, Neb., and William Saunders, 18, of Johnson County, Ind., winners of the health contest of the 4-H Clubs. Champion Heikes scored 99.9%, only her teeth counting against her. Pink-cheeked Miss Heikes eats three big meals a day, drinks water and milk, wears broad-toed, low-heeled shoes. Champion Saunders, who scored 99.1%, not only had imperfect teeth but a pimple. He shuns tobacco and stimulants, eats all he wants...
...James Cash Penney, chainstore tycoon, paid $8.25 per lb. for 920-lb. World's Grand Champion Lucky Strike. World's Champion beef commands fancy prices when served in hotels or dining cars, brings its vendor publicity...
Football was almost over in the Midwest. Officials of the Big Ten added up gate receipts, found them lower by 10% than last year. Nebraska, Big Six champion, played a charity game, improved by the presence of six bands, against Colorado Aggies and won it, with three touchdowns in the last quarter...