Word: hat
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...food situation became so acute that Commander-in-Chief Walter Waters flew to New York to beg supplies. There Adam Hat Stores, Inc. donated 90 tons of food, of which 1,500 Ib. of beef was rushed to Washington by plane. In Commander Waters' absence, Communist John Pace, leader of the Workers' Ex-Service Men's League, arose to attack his dictatorship. A thousand conservative Veterans began closing in on the noisy little Red. Suddenly out of nowhere appeared General Glassford. "Pace has just as much right to speak here as anyone," he shouted...
...Were aghast when, for the first time in living memory, an M. P. entered their House wearing a straw hat. Promptly the innovator, Major James Archibald St. George Fitzwarenne Despencer-Robertson, M. P. (Conservative), was suspected of conspiring to help the Princess Royal win her ?25 "boater bet" from her brother the Prince of Wales...
Siam has never had a Senate. Produced last week like a hat-born rabbit, the Senate was found to consist of 70 Siamese army officers, the same who last fortnight staged with His Majesty's approval their placid, bloodless coup...
...dialog to work with and he put in a few sharp touches of his own. The gross face of an anonymous cinemaddict who is almost strangled by his amusement at the preview of Merton's picture, underscores the gesture of shame with which Merton rolls up his cowboy hat, hides it under his coat...
Into a Montparnasse bar strode pear-shaped Paul Poiret, famed coutourier, wearing a light woolen jacket, black sash, Japanese peasant's hat. With him was Artist Guy Arnaud, Legion of Honor man. Two Englishwomen giggled at M. Poiret's costume. Offended for his friend. Artist Arnaud rebuked them: "Mesdames, you have insulted a genius." Up rose one James Clark, U. S. escort of the Englishwomen. "Monsieur," said he, "you have insulted two ladies." Legionnaire Arnaud challenged Clark to a duel with rapiers. Mr. Clark, demanding his right as the challenged party, stipulated fists. M. Arnaud replied that if Mr. Clark...