Word: hoof
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...little Ben, 137 pounds of spring steel, didn't know his own strength. He slashed through three rounds for a neat 207-nine under par and three ahead of the field. In second place was good-natured Ed ("Porky") Oliver, of Seattle, who is heavy on the hoof but steady on the fairway. In the final round, Porky overtook Hogan and at one point was two strokes ahead; then he dropped back. On the last hole, Hogan needed to sink a 20-ft. putt to salt down the $2,500 first prize. But his putt curled away from...
Jeweled Movement. In Portales, N. Mex., Millard F. Holcomb finally discovered the reason why his cow had been limping for the past six years: his wife's long-lost diamond ring was firmly lodged in its hoof...
...thou shalt mark each one well; and if some goat doth prance and stomp and beat upon the ground with his hoof, heed...
...first time since 1900. With the canals absorbing some 60% of the country's freight traffic, hard-pressed Dutch railroads were breathing easy. In Italy, where the fragrant mimosa had flowered in December, thanks to the mildest winter of the century, cattle and sheep were grazing hoof-deep in verdant pastureland while farmers sent their plows deep into soft, moist earth. "Now that the sun is reaching again into the dark corners of the valley," sighed a pensive, copper-haired peasant woman of Anticoli last week, "we have no fear...
...caused by 1) a mixup by the Department of Agriculture and 2) a smart trick by Dealer Owen. Last May, the Department of Agriculture wired all big dealers that it wanted to buy mules for resale to Mexico. They were needed to replace oxen exterminated in Mexico's hoof-&-mouth epizootic. The dealers bought up 8,000 mules, signed contracts to buy 12,000 more. But when they went to Washington with their bids, the Department of Agriculture told them that it might not buy a single mule. It would first have to consult with Mexican officials over what...