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Three prime reactionaries, three prime Roosevelt-haters, three prime pre-Pearl Harbor isolationists are the Messrs. Tink ham, Rich and Fish: George Holden Tinkham of Massachusetts, Robert Fleming Rich of Pennsylvania, Hamilton Fish of New York...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. At War: Two Out, One to Go | 5/11/1942 | See Source »

...When "Tink" moves back to his native Boston, vans will cart away his horrific stuffed heads of lions, tigers, leopards-trophies of campaigns he won while hunting in Burma, India, Africa. A rich man, "Tink" always paid the election bills, never deigned to campaign, let his friends do the electioneering. But no more. "Tink" says that old age prompts him to retire after 28 years, admits another factor is a Congressional reapportionment in his Massachusetts district breaking up his solid block of adherents in both parties...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. At War: Two Out, One to Go | 5/11/1942 | See Source »

...week, Milles's singing sculpture was unveiled. In bristly English Sculptor Milles explained his statue, wiped his forehead when he had finished. Said he afterward: "A sculptor likes to vork, you know. But dis making speeches iss much harder. Yust as soon as I open my mouth I tink I am saying vot iss wrong. I feel much better now dis iss ofer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Singing Sculpture | 2/17/1941 | See Source »

...made the mistake of getting it over the plate to such a group of muscle merchants as Frisco Caspar, Flung Huey, and Greg Grupp. Bevies of base hits bounded through, around, and over such 'poon boys as Utrid, Tink, Poop, Twit, and Cuddlepoop. Since Feller missed his traveling connections, the entire CRIMSON executive board bore mound burdens...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Lampoon's Carefare Cuffed as Crimson Spanks Ball to Win Annual Joust 23-2 | 5/20/1938 | See Source »

CRIMSON LAMPOON C. Foote, 1b. c.f., R. Cuddlepoop C. Amory, c. s.s., P. Utrid J. Allen, 3b. 1b., S. Tink C. Weinberger, 2b. l.f., U. Twit S. west, l.f. 3b., A. Twit J. McCutcheon, r.f. 4.f., U. Dope H. F. Huey, c.f. c., A. Cabot J. Ourgoose, s.s. 2b., A. Lowell R. Feller...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FELLER, GOD ON MOUND TODAY AS LEGITS, ILLEGITS CLASH | 5/19/1938 | See Source »

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