Word: passe
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...East Texas field nine years ago. Hustling Jerry Sadler worked at odd jobs and high wages, saved his money and studied law. Last year, still a political unknown, he ran for a place on the important Texas Railroad Commission (which regulates Texas oil production). Weeks before Governor Wilbert Lee ("Pass the Biscuits, Pappy") O'Daniel started to campaign with his Hillbilly Band, Jerry Sadler was touring Texas with the Sadler Stringsters, whooping it up in folk-song and endearing himself to the no-collar vote...
...Railroad Commission with its once all-powerful Colonel Ernest O. Thompson, who is no slouch on slogans himself. Col. Thompson is gunning for the Governorship, with a plan to tax oil for old-age pensions ("A Nickel a Barrel for Grandma"). Governor O'Daniel, who said he would pass the biscuits to all the old folks when he was Governor, is still trying to get his hands on the dough...
...politic needs a good purgative once in a while, but last week Japan's nearly got an overdose. For three days it looked as if 113 members of the Foreign Office Staff-all but the Vice Minister, four bureau chiefs and a handful of clerks and translators-would pass out of the political bloodstream entirely...
...Sunday Advertiser: "Harvard is going to win, 14 to 7. Penn has power, but Harvard has deception, and will probably get its touchdowns on a long pass and a long run. The Crimson won't have any sustained drives; Macdonald will probably break away for a score. Penn has a strong line and a good defense, but Harvard will win by deception...
...second touchdown came in the fourth quarter on a spectacular play when Joe (Torchy) Peden intercepted a pass and ran 75 yards down the sidelines to the goal line...