Word: hat
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...very wet joke. Amid this flood of the heavens there was a squirming and uneasiness. Oilskins from the Five and Ten covered exposed legs; the water coursed down the smooth surface of the cloth onto the backs of those in front. Gentlemen turned down the rear brim of their hats, and the water spouted into the face of those behind. The Vagabond's girl borrowed his handkerchief to tie down her unstable hat; one was not enough, however, and she claimed his pocket handkerchief--it was blue and white; it now is bluish white...
Though persons who have heard it say that the band knocks out some of the best music on Eastern gridirons, students have so far failed to contribute anything more negotiable than applause. Few forget the embarrassing moment two falls ago when a hat was passed around the stadium to send the group to Princeton. Few realize the length of the expense sheet of a big band, running from trips and uniforms to polish and pressing, even though Harvard is lucky that the Puritan tradition forbids bearskin shakos and braid. Failure to appreciate these costs is principally to blame...
...Carl C. Council arranged to have his Durham Herald City Editor Bob Mason interview President Hill after the festivities. City Editor Mason appeared, was given no interview, carried away only an impression of a flashily-dressed man in a rich brown suit, bright red tie and pocket handkerchief, cowboy hat. He returned to his office, wrote that President Hill "looks more like a circus barker than a millionaire." Next day distraught citizens had visions of angry President Hill building no more warehouses in Durham, perhaps even moving American Tobacco operations to friendlier cities. President Hill, noted for his penchant...
After the morning round it was apparent that Patty Berg, favorite with sportswriters because of her snub nose, would be only runner-up again. Playing in a faded blue jersey and battered felt hat with tees stuck in the hatband. Mrs. Page was 3 up at the end of 18 holes. Imperturbable, one-putting on green after green. Mrs. Page was 7 up at the end of 27 holes, ended the match three holes later. "It was just my day, I guess," she said...
Captain James Job Trolley is a tall, leathery pioneer eccentric, complete with cape and beaver hat, whose "monstrous antics" and windy wit have made him for half a century the liveliest landmark in Denver (called Goldtown). Nominally he is the mining editor of the Rocky Mountain Herald, at a life salary of $15 a week; in practice his daily pieces automatically go in the managing editor's wastebasket. His real mission in life is to fight the 20th Century. Tourists, those "fleas on the world's back." who always go for him with cameras, he always goes...