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...stock market remained steady as John R. Ward, Jr. '45 remained in the president's chair. Charles K. Cobb '46, likewise held the position of Ibis, and P. A. Jenks '45 clung to the Narthex post...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lampoon Staff Shaken Up As New Issue Hits Streets | 12/10/1943 | See Source »

Also elected last night were Charles K. Cobb '46 of Eliot House and Chestnut Hill, who will replace Edward H. Mahoney '44 as Ibis, and Peter A. Jenks '45 of Eliot House and St. Louis, who will fill the position of Narthex. No changes have taken place in the business board, as these terms of office have not yet expired...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ward, Cobb, Jenks Elected To Lampoon Literary Posts | 9/28/1943 | See Source »

Mystic Maize. In The Bronx, N.Y., Charles P. Cobb had his name changed to Howard DeP. Indiancorn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Sep. 13, 1943 | 9/13/1943 | See Source »

Sometimes the Derby has been almost bashed in. Once Cobb found himself $196,000 in the red with $2,400 on hand. He haggled all one night with creditors, got 17 moratorium agreements. Now he says his credit rating is AAA, unlimited...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AMUSEMENTS: Glamor, Inc. | 7/26/1943 | See Source »

...Cobb has the knack of keeping one eye on a temperamental diner, one on the ledger. As a showman, he is beyond surprise. To one eccentric but steady patron, Bob Cobb's waiters always served, without blinking, a dish of spongecake, smothered in catsup. Says President Cobb, reminiscently: "You can do nearly anything you want with the public...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AMUSEMENTS: Glamor, Inc. | 7/26/1943 | See Source »

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