Word: pumpers
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...that Federal economy measures have reduced his retirement pay from $20,000 to $10,000 a year. To the Broad Street office of Richard Whitney, President of the New York Stock Exchange, went bald, spindly Author Chester Werntz ("Chet") Shafer, Grand Diapason of the Guild of Former Pipe Organ Pumpers, nonsensical organization of men who, as youngsters, used to pump wind for church organs. Grand Diapason Shafer wanted to consult Pumper Whitney about two shares of Burma Corp. Ltd. ("Burma Lead") which he had bought at $5.50 for the Guild on a "hot tip" in 1929. Last autumn when...
...Pumper's Fly-Pelts...
Following the 47th, 48th and 49th annual meeting of The Guild of Former Pipe Organ Pumpers in New York City last May, a Mr. Bill Furth of your magazine wrote a lengthy article on the organization (TIME, May 25), and the meeting was broadcast in TIME'S March of Events Weekly Program. As a result of this activity on your part something like 50 new members have joined and received their degrees of Fellow Pumper. Included in this number was Lunsford P. Yundell, president of the Mohawk Mining Co., who pumped a pipe organ in Danville...
Occasionally a former pumper who has heard vaguely of the Guild, takes it seriously, and, upon joining, attempts to guide its affairs into purposeful channels. His effort never survives his first meeting...
...Tune: "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush." Theme: doppel-rohrgcdeckt, the name of the organ-stop that produces a flute effect. Gedickef is meaningless, inserted to jingle. * Enlarged to book form: THE PIPE ORGAN PUMPER * Greenberg, New York, 70pp...