Word: hat
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...voice of "her angel" as he climbs out on the golden bar of heaven. There is Professor Baxter addressing his class, even as though they were the Senate, in a voice of heavy fury to emphasize the lightning brain. There is the eraser, the pointer, the gentleman wearing the hat, the other nine hundred and ninety nine, and all arrive at unity through the ability of Professor Merriman. There is the calm precision of Professor Tucker as he unravels the skein of English literature. There is Mr. De Vote reducing the sophomore to a sentimental pot pourri with his tolerant...
...Curb Market, immediately announced that the legal aspects of the case hinged entirely on whether a picture market would contribute to the "utility, ornament, or pleasure of the people." Richard Dudensing offered to hang works of unemployed artists free in his gallery of modern art. So did several restaurants, hat shops, delicatessens. Chairman Porter politely declined these offers, explained that the artists were looking for a chance to sell their works directly to the public. Heeding the wave of public interest, Park Commissioner Herrick reconsidered the whole matter, then refused permission again. Messrs. Porter & Glickstein carried their plea to Commissioner...
...unpardonable to ride without a hat, particularly in the finest Row in the world . . . where strangers watching will get a totally improper impression of British horsemanship. . . . Nothing looks prettier in the world on a woman than a bowler hat with a riding costume...
Ambassador Edge put on his hat and called his car. By nightfall he had a promise from the Ministry of Agriculture that the apples would be admitted as soon as passed by sanitary inspectors. That was not the limit of his victory. In future, only apples packed in barrels need be inspected. De Luxe Winesaps from Oregon, tissue-wrapped and in boxes, may enter France without question. Grateful importers offered to build a $40,000 apple shed on the Havre docks where blue-capped douaniers could inspect apples in comfort...
...General Hat Four famed U. S. hat names are Dobbs, Knapp-Felt, Knox, Dunlap. The first two belong to Cavanagh-Dobbs, Inc., a company whose roots run back to 1858 and which boasts of having introduced the first U. S.-made derby in 1860. The other two belong to Knox Hat Co. Inc., founded in 1838 by one Charles Knox. Last week Dobbs-President John Cavanagh announced a merger with Knox Hat. A new holding company, General Hat, will take over both concerns. Although both Dobbs and Knox have been making adjustments in their retail store outlets, General Hat...