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Change Partners. In Albuquerque, Ida Gutierrez Trujillo, mother of eight, filed a $15,000 alienation-of-affections suit against Dance Teacher Elsie Ryan Trujillo, charged that Elsie stole the love of Acquiles Trujillo by her demonstrations of the "hula-hula, hoochy-coochy, mambo and samba...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Aug. 30, 1954 | 8/30/1954 | See Source »

...added extemporaneously in English: "I have heard so much about Hawaiian hospitality that I am sure I will enjoy my visit here." As the ship nosed in, his eye was especially taken by a quartet of hula dancers; he asked, and was assured that he would see more hula-hula before he left. Thousands of Hawaii's Japanese wept, shouted "banzai." waved imitation cherry blossoms and risingsun flags as the Prince went ashore for a round of ceremonial visits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Welcome for a Prince | 4/20/1953 | See Source »

Before Sunday school, in the street out side, Rogers mounted and put Trigger through some of his famous paces, e.g., bowing and hula-hula prancings. "This happens to be Trigger's first appearance in church," Rogers told the crowd of youngsters. "He should have started long ago . . . Here you learn how to love one another and mom and pop." He led Trigger into the church annex, posed for pictures (Trigger on haunches). After the horse had been led outside again, Rogers continued his remarks. "This is God's day," he said, "and I'm tickled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Big Day at Trinity | 11/24/1952 | See Source »

Charlie Chaddigan went to France To teach the girls the hula-hula dance. Salute to the captain, bow to the queen, And touch the bottom of the sub-mo-rine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 19, 1950 | 6/19/1950 | See Source »

...Hula-hula" is accompanied, up here on the clam flats, by a fetching contortion of undeveloped hips, with nary a skip missed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 19, 1950 | 6/19/1950 | See Source »

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