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Born. To the U. S. Naval Academy's football mascot goat, Old Bill; and a nameless nanny of the Academy's herd: two kids; in Annapolis...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Feb. 13, 1933 | 2/13/1933 | See Source »

Kansas. Republican Alfred Mossman ("Alf") Landon, 45, of Independence, saved his state from a goat gland government when he defeated "Dr." John R. Brinkley, blatant independent, radio medicine man, and simultaneously wrested the governorship away from Democrat Harry Woodring. In 1912 he was a rampant Progressive, is regular today. Oil made him rich. All in one week last year he won the party nomination for governor, became the father of a daughter and brought in a 500-bbl.-per-day oil well. As a boy he once held an old hen on her nest until she delivered the egg necessary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Crop of Governors | 1/16/1933 | See Source »

Worst of all, the Greek Royalists cannot, if they are men of honor, create a diversion by restoring their King George II. Before taking office they were forced to promise the Great Greek Republican, goat-bearded Eleutherios Venizelos, that "no change will be made in the form of the Greek State...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREECE: Baffled Royalists | 11/21/1932 | See Source »

...Coney Island, N. Y., pending settlement of a suit Mrs. Little Docen last week was appointed receiver of her husband's property listed as follows: four two-legged dogs, two six-legged sheep, one five-legged sheep, one three-legged chicken, one animal half sheep, half goat, one two-legged cat, two six-footed cats, one chicken "with a human face...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Receiver | 11/7/1932 | See Source »

...decorated chaps he sang rip-roaring cowboy songs in a voice which he says will carry 300 yards against the wind. He bucked and reared as if he were riding a snorting bronco. He played a harmonica with his nose. He sang "Never Tie a Knot in a Billy Goat's Tail'' while his wife "Powder River Kitty " in another ten-gallon hat. played the guitar. Back in his hotel Powder River Jack Lee received reporters, expressed himself on the way cowboy songs are sung over the radio: One old cowrboy I know pulled his six-shooter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Bronco at Bellevue | 10/24/1932 | See Source »

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