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They applauded when he "gave 'em hell." They watched with pleased but oddly silly smiles as he exchanged badinage with admirers, received presents, indulged in wisecracks. For all their friendliness, his listeners acted more like a vaudeville audience than a political crowd. They were vastly entertained by Harry'...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DEMOCRATS: Why They Came Out | 10/18/1948 | See Source »

After smothering the Eliot attack for the first half, Lowell passed its way to a 6 to 6 tie minutes after the first Elephant tally, with Fred Donahue rushing it over. Bellboy John Goldsmith snaked the center all afternoon and pulled the secondary forward with a shifty brand of ball...

Author: By John Shortlidge, | Title: Eliot, Dudley Win Close Games from Bellboys, Adams | 10/15/1948 | See Source »

The piece begins with a wolf call, and ends with all the instruments thrown into a corner. It is scored for ukulele, kazoo, hogan-twanger (wooden box and hacksaw blades), cardboard box, seal barks and an Indian elephant bell. It has words like this:

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Gumbo | 10/11/1948 | See Source »

After their 1914 wedding in Hoboken, N.J., Billie discovered that Ziegfeld wore long, silk, peach-colored underwear, which she quickly threw away. But life went on being brightly colored. Ziegfeld liked to tear off to Palm Beach to play roulette. He won or lost $50,000 at a sitting, would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: The Busy Life | 10/4/1948 | See Source »

And returning with Mains will be almost all of the champion Elephant squad that he led to victory. Only Bob Adams and Bob Fisher, respectively all-House guard and Eliot tackler, are missing from this year's squad. The snappy backfield that the Elephants boasted last season remains intact with...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Eliot Will Retain Mains For 1948 Football Coach | 10/1/1948 | See Source »

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