Word: jovialness
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Florida. Though Brooklyn-born and Yale-educated, Governor David ("Dave") Sholtz, 41, boosts his state like a native. Round-faced and jovial, he is a Daytona Beach lawyer, an Elk, a Mason, an American Legionary, a Rotarian. His campaign speeches drew men from barbers' chairs with lather still on their faces...
...characteristic pose, he applied a deft hand to the collar that shot past like a flash of light. The machine went on; but the rider, out of breath and speechless at the austerity of the new circumstances was safely tethered. The corporation replaced its hats and moved on, definitely jovial now, and disappeared into University Hall. The wind struck at the Vagabond again, and he walked out of hearing of the Gaelic torrent being applied to the limp lawbreaker...
After the emotional severity in the "passion" group, the second gallery, that devoted to the Dreyfus case, is relieving. The color is livelier, the faces are illuminated with genuine human feeling; the smiling rascality and the jovial bonhommie of the French shines through the haggard mask of the flesh. Dreyfus is not burdened with the martyrdom so often found in literature, and the sketches of the principals in the trial have a delightful vivacity. The impression of Zola is of somewhat alarming proportions, but thoroughly healthy. The spectator is given the idea that either Shahn did the work in this...
...served in his State's House of Delegates. He was once his State's department commander. In 1917 he went through an officer's training school, was commissioned a captain, served a year with the A. E. F. in the Meuse-Argonne offensive. Large (220 lb.), bald, jovial, a Mason. Elk, Shriner. Odd Fellow, he is married, has two daughters, is rated a "good fellow." He will have no qualms about the state of the Treasury while pressing the Legion's bonus fight before Congress...
...matter of public knowledge that he had received $75,000 a year from CNR plus $15,000 from its subsidiaries, $18,000 a year for his home, other sums for entertaining. To people who know Sir Henry there was nothing startling in these disclosures. He is a large, jovial man of 60 who stands 6 ft. 4 in., weighs nearly 16 stone (220 lb.), wears a Size 8 hat, Size 12 shoe. He likes caviar at least once a day, has a fondness for oysters, small pickled onions and other things he knows are not good...