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...ever wanted to hunt with bows and arrows, and the game law happened to be worded in a way that specified that big game might be taken only with a certain type of firearm. Last month was filed in the State Legislature a bill to legalize the hunting of elk, deer and bear with bows and arrows, for lately in Pennsylvania, as in other States, sportsmen have begun to take an interest in the Indian's weapons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bow & Arrow | 5/11/1931 | See Source »

...After the moosemen left, President Hoover received an Elk-Lawrence H. Rupp, Grand Exalted Ruler of that benevolent and protective order. He told the President what the B. P. O. Elks were doing about Unemployment...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Vetoes | 3/9/1931 | See Source »

...Dugal Guy Campbell, secretary of the Norwegian Elkhound Association, informed President Hoover that he had something for him, was received at the White House. Norwegian elkhounds are scarce in U. S., common in northern Europe. Originating in Scandinavia, they were companions to the Vikings. They are used to hunt elk, bear, wolf, to herd reindeer, to draw carts and sledges as do the Eskimo dogs which they resemble. A full grown Norwegian elkhound weighs about 50 lb., stands 19 in. high, has a large square head, strong stocky body. The Hoover Elkhound will receive what ever name Granddaughter Peggy Anne...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: First Puppy | 2/16/1931 | See Source »

Prosaic inhabitants of the small Idaho towns of Bovill, Orofino, Troy, Elk River, Moscow, Genesee, Lewiston, Orchard, Juliaetta and Kendrick, last week were hunting for a big hole in the earth. More superstitious citizens put their heads together, whispered of miracles. On Christmas Eve they had seen a strang light yellow light rip earthwards through the sky of northern Idaho. Then they heard a deafening crash. The flash was seen as far as Spokane, Wash., over 100 mi. Mrs. Joseph Holland, who said she saw it on her way home from church, described the phenomenon for newsgatherers as "three glowing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Meteor? | 1/5/1931 | See Source »

Herewith is Subscriber Blake's photograph. Governor-elect Harry Woodring. first Democrat to win the governorship in Kansas since 1922, was born in Elk City in 1889. Only boy in a family of several girls, he early learned crocheting, a feat much stressed by his political opponents in the recent campaign. However, his pop corn venture, his banking success, his Tank Corps experience proved him man enough to be elected State head of the American Legion. Thus both he and Republican Frank ("Chief") Haucke, another onetime State Legion head, gained local prominence. Gubernatorial Candi date Woodring defeated Candidate Haucke...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 29, 1930 | 12/29/1930 | See Source »

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