Word: cousin
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...first cousin twice removed of the late famed Andrew Mellon. Thomas Mellon Evans is named for his father who in turn was named for the founder of the Mellon dynasty, the late Judge Thomas Mellon, father of Andrew...
Spice is added to this interesting bit of rural Americans by cousin Teddy, who believes firmly that he is Theodore Roosevelt at the battle of San Juan Hill. In fact, his military exploits on the stairs of the Brewster mansion (where he labors under the delusion that there are 150 Rough Riders hanging on his word "CHARGE!") probably put to shame all the fighting that occurred around San Juan Hill...
Beneath their annoyingly impeccable manners the British were annoyed. Irritation over clumsy U.S. ways of springing delicate international mines finally became vocal over the President's offhand announcement of the disposition of the Italian fleet (TIME, March 13). Last week, Britons wanted Cousin Sam (lately, and off the record, they have been calling him "Uncle Spam") to know that they did not like his style. They chose their foremost forum, the floor of the House of Commons, gave Winston Churchill a bad half-hour answering polite but insistent questions from both sides of the House...
...apparent afterthought, Diplomat Simich observed that no U.S. official had spoken out clearly for Tito, that the Yugoslav Ambassador to the U.S., Constantin Fotich, was a cousin of quisling Milan Nedich, yet persona gratissima in Washington. Fotich, said Simich, controls all Yugoslav Cabinets through his control of Yugoslav gold...
Near a police substation at Arlington he ordered Roberts to stop. Ray Schlegel, an aircraft worker, Schlegel's wife, eight-month-old baby and cousin were approaching in a car. Swancutt waved the Schlegels down. He was ordering them out of the car just as Policemen E. F. Cole and A. B. Simpson dashed up with guns drawn...