Word: ettesvold
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...host of loyal Democrats from all over. They all filed by to shake the hands of Eleanor Roosevelt and Bess Truman. (The President received in the Red Room, for close friends.) The characters of the day turned out to be a farmer from Morris, Minn., and his wife. Anton Ettesvold had won a competition staged by a Yankton (S. Dak.) radio station as "the typical Midwest farmer." His reward was a trip to Washington, where he was invited to the inauguration by Mrs. Roosevelt...
When it came time to eat, Mrs. Ettesvold took up a plate, found a chair, and sat down. Everyone else was standing. Another woman walked up, introduced herself and said: "My father gave $5,000 to this campaign and here I am, standing...
Said Mrs. Ettesvold: "We always sit down to eat in our part of the country...
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