Word: elk
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...House, National Democratic Chairman Farley last week patched together a Veterans Advisory Committee of Spanish War Veterans, Veterans of Foreign Wars, et al. To head this committee he appointed fat, jovial Louis Arthur ("Louie") Johnson, onetime (1932-33) National Commander of the American Legion. Legionary Johnson is also an Elk, a Shriner, a Mason and an Odd Fellow, all of which sodalities consider him a "regular fellow," a potential vote-getter...
...victim, also an lowan, was Atlantic Northern, with 17 miles of track. Only farmer-owned railroad in the country, it was built in 1907, thrifty Danes of Elk Horn and Kimballton, Iowa putting up $350,000. Then came the truck which hauled cattle for less money, convinced farmers that even a farm-owned road was not worth keeping. Atlantic Northern had no bonds. Its property was appraised at $117,000. Its farmer-directorate will sell to anyone for 15% of that...
...vigorous physique. . . . Dr. Condon happened to go to Dempsey's that night to ask Jack to appear at an Elk's benefit. He wasn't even at the fight...
...acquired a Colonel House, one Lacey Haynes, manager of the Kansas bureau of the Kansas City Star, who is political pals with half the State and appears to be so full of secrets that he whispers most of the time. He likes football and baseball, is an Elk, has a wife who collects Westward Ho glass, three children. He gets along well with reporters, is never seen drinking anything stronger than Coca-Cola, although at college he belonged to Theta Nu Epsilon which was a highly secret order for the reason that it was dedicated to the consumption...
...meat the party had hung for safekeeping between trees. Trophies for the American Museum: three blue Stone Mountain sheep, 200 small mammals. The prize trophies, however, will be divided with the Canadian National Museum : six white, Dlack-tailed mountain sheep of a new variety and eight dark northern elk, first specimens of either (so far as Mr. Goodwin knows) ever brought to civilization...