Word: lela
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Women's Champion was Mrs. Lela Hall of East Lynne, Mo. Tiny (100 lb.), determined and a dead shot with a twelve-gauge gun that nearly kicked her off her feet, she broke 191 targets, four better than her closest rival...
...being an "old friend.'' had never met the Prince of Wales. She was ill on the day of Their Royal Highnesses' arrival, but, on being invited to dine at the Grand Hotel by Captain and Mrs. Alistair Mackintosh (Mrs. Mackintosh is another American, having been Miss Lela Emery of New York), she pulled herself together and went. The dinner was quite small, only eight covers. and took place informally on the terrace of the Grand Hotel, no one dressing, and none of the guests in the hotel apparently being aware of the presence of royalty...