Word: hoffmans
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...celebrate July 4, New Jersey's Governor Harold Giles Hoffman...
...review the Manasquan River deep-sea fishing fleet. A half-mile offshore, just when a water bucket had been tied on the Governor's line to show him how a tuna feels, a stunning explosion took place in the engine room, the yacht burst into flames. Governor Hoffman and his party of 27 were rescued, unscathed. The yacht burned to the water, was overturned and sunk by Coast Guardsmen...
This militant Congressman was Clare Hoffman of Allegan, an indefatigable 61-year-old Republican who looks like the late Will Rogers. He has been known as a friend of public power, a foe of C.I.O. Somewhat excitable by temperament, Mr. Hoffman by last week was downright jumpy. Though Monroe, Mich., where C.I.O. was beaten fortnight ago when Republic Steel's local plant was reopened after a brisk picket line skirmish, is not in Congressman Hoffman's district, a brief visit there was enough...
...Monroe's Mayor Mr. Hoffman flashed an offer to "bring a group of peaceably inclined but armed and well-equipped reliable citizens to aid you in defense of your city." This seemed imperative, said the Congressman, in view of the "yellow streak" evidenced by Michigan's Governor Murphy. To his secretary back home he wired: "Have reliable citizens who are willing to go to Monroe . . . leave name, address, telephone number, list of arms, tents, and cots at office. Have Carl [his son] locate 200 rounds twelve-gauge No. 1 chilled [shot] 100 rounds 30-30 automatic." Mr. Hoffman...
Deterred not the least by an interruption from New York's Caroline O'Day, who pointed out that her good friend Frances Perkins was born near Boston, Mr. Hoffman suggested that it would be well if Madam Perkins "kept her mouth shut." He purported to quote President Roosevelt to the effect that if Communism broke out in the U. S., it would first reveal itself in Detroit, announced that the Russians had already renamed Detroit in honor of John L. Lewis-presumably Lewisgrad...