Word: leatherizing
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...board acted on behalf of two companies. The first was Herman Lowenstein, Inc., a leather manufacturer of Gloversville, N.Y. The company asked the board to hold an election to decide which of two contesting unions might represent its workers. One of the unions was the C.I.O. Fur & Leather Workers, whose president, Ben Gold, is an avowed Communist and naturally has not signed the affidavit. That ruled out his union as far as the election was concerned...
There, he dons his white leather "Wyoming lace" (chaps), climbs on a horse and pitches in. Better than anyone else on the ranch, Bob knows when a steer is as fat as it will get and should be shipped, or when a cow has begun to fail as a calf-producer and should be slaughtered. He picks the calves to be saved for breeding, marks the ones to be sold. The shipping and branding is a year-round job, with fall the busiest time. Kleberg stays on a horse "because I can make more money on a horse." His slim...
...squad honored their three coaches and their captain with gifts. Chief Boston received a leather travelling, bag, while backfield coach Clee O'Donnell, '46 varsity captain, line coach Eddle Davis, tackle on the '46 varsity team, and '47 J.V. captain Ozzie Keiver received silver eigarette lighters...
...Washington, Secretary of the Interior Julius A. ("Cap") Krug's home was burglarized while he was exploring the nation's interior. Gone: one leather jacket, two watches, three gold studs (with diamonds), a few gold trinkets, one $20 gold piece, and four golden cases of Scotch...
...more races in 1947 than anyone else. At 37, when many successful jockeys are wealthy enough to sleep late, he is out at San Mateo's Bay Meadows track at 6 a.m., before the morning mists clear off. He wears tailor-made leather jackets with tassels, talks out of the side of his thin-lipped mouth, sports a $2,000 diamond ring on one hand. Jockey Longden is proud that he isn't slowing down...