Word: parkerisms
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...last week there existed an amazing parallel this season between the football teams of Princeton University and White Plains (N. Y.) High School. White Plains' colors, like Princeton's, are orange and black. Princeton plays in Palmer Stadium; White Plains in Parker Stadium. White Plains uses Princeton cheers and songs almost word for word. Like Princeton's, White Plains' coaches this season have had more good players than they know what to do with. Each team had won five games, lost none. Each had scored exactly 188 points. Each had allowed its opponents three touchdowns...
...been tortured and distorted almost beyond recognition, for recent politicians have struck out "People" and substituted "Political Machine." In Arizona today the country witnesses the unfortunate spectacle of a Governor declaring martial law for no palpable reason. The State Militia has been called to "defend" the site of the Parker Dam project against "encroachments" on the State's rights. Had this step been taken before Election Day, a number of motives might be suspected, but since it can have no possible effect on elections, the action must be attributed either to a false understanding of the situation or some more...
...Catalina Island, Mrs. S. M. Douglas caught a handsome swordfish, wanted to mount it in her boudoir. Mrs. Douglas took her catch to Mrs. Charles Parker in Los Angeles, had it painted a delicate pink "to match the drapes." Taxidermist...
...Parker, no novice at fish painting, once tinted a broadbill purple for R. H. Grey, brother of Author Zane Grey, who assured her that was the way they looked under water...
...LOWELL DUNSTER Johnson, Rockwell, l.e. r.e., Howard, Pillsbury Buckley, l.t. r.t., Wade Ayer, Sherwood, l.g. r.g., Kimball Walsh, Culver, Diamond, c. c., Lee deBard, Reppun, r.g. l.g., Brooks Todd, r.t. l.t., Scott Pringle, r.e. l.e., Adams, Victor Patterson, q.b. q.b., Parker Cort, Bates, l.h.b. r.h.b., Barnes Shapiro, Sommers, Wood, r.h.b. l.h.b., Robertson, Hoguet Illoway, O'Connor...