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Died. Lizzie, 42, largest elephant at the Philadelphia zoo; of old age; as the Republican National Convention opened; in Philadelphia.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Jul. 1, 1940 | 7/1/1940 | See Source »

Owner P. K. Wrigley of the Cubs -still hopeful of getting some return on his quarter-of-a-million-dollar investment -sent Dean back to the Texas League un der option (subject to 24-hour recall) and sent a personal tutor along to give him pointers on sidearm pitching. But...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: White Elephant | 6/17/1940 | See Source »

To the puppet zoo on the desk of Franklin D. Roosevelt (a red rooster, two penguins, a grey hen, an owl, six Democratic donkeys) was added an elephant.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Jun. 17, 1940 | 6/17/1940 | See Source »

One hundred and twenty-five delegates slept in the city jail. Democrats carried a big banner saying ROOSEVELT AGAIN, AGAIN AND AGAIN. Liberal-Independents had as their official emblem a giraffe, "because it sticks its neck out." At the height of the Republican convention, a huge papier-mâch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Undergraduate Sideshow | 5/13/1940 | See Source »

The tendency of those who will actually got is slightly more n favor of the Democrats, with 51 per cent rather than 47 per cent, and opposed to the Republicans, with 34 per cent, 5 per cent less than the total vote indicated for the Elephant. The voters also favor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: College Students Support Democrats, Roosevelt, in Recent National Survey | 4/26/1940 | See Source »

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