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...meet the fanciful ideas of a Texan who wanted to fly a group of friends to Vancouver for a weekend, Bob Prescott painted one of his planes like a totem pole, wore a cowpuncher's outfit while piloting...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AVIATION: Flying a Tiger | 9/11/1950 | See Source »

Flashes & Drawls. "When you listen to one of the New England boys with his drawl, bargain with a Texan with his drawl," said the head of Boston's Scouts, "you know that . . . these boys are getting a picture of the nation they couldn't get any other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: YOUTH: Valley Forge: 1950 | 7/10/1950 | See Source »

Clad in a gold-colored silk sari, Dr. Sushila Nayar, disciple and personal physician to the late Mohandas K. Gandhi, carried the Mahatma's gospel all the way to Dallas: "If every Texan would adopt a policy of nonviolence, there would be no new problems...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People, May 1, 1950 | 5/1/1950 | See Source »

...money player before 30, and even then new challengers have been rare; a virtually unchanging set of veterans has been dividing big U.S. purses since World War II. But last week many a winter tournament spectator and most of the pros themselves were betting that a 27-year-old Texan named Jack Burke would crash the charmed circle for good...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Texas Grass Fire | 3/13/1950 | See Source »

...Stop It!" For seven rounds, the fast-stepping Texan fought rings around his opponent, swarthy George Small of Brooklyn. Roach was so far ahead on points that he could not help winning-if he just stayed out of trouble. But in the eighth round Small let go a desperation right and it crashed flush on Roach's jaw. It ripped the flesh inside his mouth and blood gushed from his lips. Roach's legs buckled; staggering, slack-jawed and glassy-eyed, he hung...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Ten & Out | 3/6/1950 | See Source »

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