Both Alfred Harcourt and Donald Brace had written him enthusiastic praise of Elmer Gantry ( any changes could be made in proof, which was already coming from the printer ) and they had ordered 140,000 copies -- the largest first printing of any book in history.

Elmer in his history reports that when the courthouse was finished, pictures of it were published in McClure's Magazine and newspapers in the East to show the development of the West.

American and English history and literature, along with inspirational poetry, were of particular interest to Elmer, but as his interests expanded so did his reading and his library.

Rolvaag won the closest gubernatorial election in state history by defeating incumbent Elmer L. Andersen by just 91 votes out of over 1. 3 million cast.

It was a game filled with World Series firsts, as Elmer Smith became the first player in the Series history to hit a grand slam in the game's first inning.

Ralph Myles also reprinted Men Against the State, published a new book by Lawrence Dennis, reprinted a history of American anti-militarism by Arthur Ekirch, and brought several World War I revisionist books and a series of classic anarchist writings back into print, most notably No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority by Lysander Spooner and In Quest of Truth and Justice by Harry Elmer Barnes.

He telephoned L. M. Birkhead and asked him and his wife to come to Europe as his guests, but Birkhead declined on the grounds that one of them must be in the United States when Elmer Gantry was published.

Lancaster was nominated four times for Academy Awards and won once — for his work in Elmer Gantry in 1960.

Joseph Elmer Yoakum ( February 22, 1889 – December 25, 1972 ) was a self-taught landscape artist of African-American and Native American descent, who drew landscapes in a highly individual style.

Voight was born in Yonkers, New York, the son of Barbara ( née Kamp ; 1910 – 1995 ) and Elmer Voight ( né Voytka ; 1909 – 1973 ), a professional golfer.

The third and latest stop motion short in stereo 3D was The Incredible Invasion of the 20, 000 Giant Robots from Outer Space in 2000 by Elmer Kaan and Alexander Lentjes.

The film's musical score was composed by Elmer Bernstein.

The group was called Elmer Snowden and his Black Sox Orchestra and had seven members, including James " Bubber " Miley.

The American Elmer Sperry followed with his own design later that year, and other nations soon realized the military importance of the invention — in an age in which naval prowess was the most significant measure of military power — and created their own gyroscope industries.

According to Peter Elmer and Ole Peter Grell, " Guy de Chauliac ( 1298-1368 ) was one of the most eminent surgeons of the Middle Ages.

Daffy starred in the 3-D short Daffy's Rhapsody with Elmer Fudd that was originally set to premiere before Happy Feet Two but instead it debuted prior to Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.

It appears in the short Daffy Rhapsody featuring Daffy and Elmer that was shown prior to Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.

The 11th New York was initially led by Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth, until his death in 1861.

Also popular was Zaner-Bloser Script, introduced by Charles Paxton Zaner ( 15 February 1864 – 1 December 1918 ) and Elmer Ward Bloser ( 6 November 1865 – 1929 ) of the Zanerian Business College.

It was nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Sound Recording ( Elmer A. Raguse ), Best Musical Score, Best Original Score.

Two months later, Mulroney entered Parliament as the MP for Central Nova in Nova Scotia, winning a by-election in what was then considered a safe Tory seat after Elmer MacKay stood down in his favour.

Miller was born on a farm in Clarinda, Iowa, to Lewis Elmer Miller and Mattie Lou ( née Cavender ).

The cartoon's plot was essentially replicated in one of Jones ' later cartoons, Rabbit Rampage ( 1955 ), in which Bugs Bunny turns out to be the victim of the silly animator ( Elmer Fudd ).

Not coincidentally, the NFL commissioner at this time was Elmer Layden, another of Knute Rockne's legendary 1924 backfield.

Director Ida Lupino was a noted actress who began directing when Elmer Clifton got sick and couldn't finish the film he was directing for Filmways, the company started by Lupino and her husband Collier Young to make low-budget issue-oriented movies.

Cellist Fred Katz and Hamilton wrote a score for the movie, which was ultimately rejected in favor of one by Elmer Bernstein.

This was the season that the " Punch Line " was formed with Richard, Elmer Lach and Toe Blake.

Spencer was assisted by R. R. Parker, Bill Gettinger, Henry Cowan, Henry Greenup, Elmer Greenup, Gene Hughes, Salsbury, and Kerlee, et al.

Salmonella is typically pronounced, not, since it is named for pathologist Daniel Elmer Salmon who, like most bearers of his surname, pronounced it with an.

The Snover ZIP code 48472 serves the western and northern portions of the township as well most of Argyle Township and smaller areas in northwest Elmer Township and northeast Marlette Township, eastern Lamotte Township, eastern Evergreen Township southwest Austin Township, western Wheatland Township, and northeast Custer Township.

Perhaps the most illustrious native of Malta was Elmer Ellsworth, born in Malta in 1837, who was reputed to be the first casualty of the American Civil War.

He also appears in a handful of cartoons with Elmer Fudd, most notably in a series of cartoons underwritten by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation extolling the American economic system.

Near Elmer, Oklahoma, the North Fork finally joins, and the river proceeds to follow a winding course east through one of the most arid parts of the Great Plains, receiving the Wichita River from the right as it passes the city of Wichita Falls.

In addition, several new characters were created to ( initially ) appear exclusively in the Merrie Melodies series, such as Egghead ( who became Elmer Fudd ), Inki, Sniffles, and even Warner Bros .' most popular cartoon star, Bugs Bunny.

Elmer Ambrose Sperry ( October 12, 1860 – June 16, 1930 ) was an American inventor and entrepreneur, most famous as co-inventor, with Herman Anschütz-Kaempfe of the gyrocompass.

West's most notable film work was in Space Jam ( 1996 ) providing the voice of both Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.

Commentators have claimed to discern the styles of from a dozen to twenty different artists who produced 10 or more bibles during their heyday, with the most productive artists, Mr. Prolific and Elmer Zilch, each drawing from 100 to 150 titles ; followed by the output of Wesley Morse, Blackjack and Mr. Dyslexic who each produced about half that many.

With most abductions, he was assisted by one or both of his teenaged accomplices, Elmer Wayne Henley and David Owen Brooks.

Melton recounts that " vocationally, the most influential force in my life was the writings of a man I never met but who became my hero, Elmer Talmage Clark ... while my contemporaries became enthused with UFO's, Elvis Presley, or Alabama football, during my last year in high school one of Clarke's books, The Small Sects in America, captured my imagination.

During his years at university, one teacher had influenced him most: the highly independent-minded Margaret Peterson, whose total dedication to her teaching, and insistence on the ethical value of art, were to have a great impact on the artist Elmer Bischoff would be.

In some episodes, Snagglepuss is chased by Major Minor ( voiced by Don Messick ), a tiny-sized hunter, whose chases seem similar to the ones which involve Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny ( which was hardly a coincidence, since most of the scripts were created by Michael Maltese, one of Warner Bros. Cartoons ' key writers in the ' 40s and ' 50s ).

She worked under most of the leading producers and musical directors in Los Angeles during that era, including Brian Wilson, Michel Legrand, Phil Spector, Elmer Bernstein, Lalo Schifrin, David Rose, Dave Grusin, Ernie Freeman, Hugo Montenegro, Leonard Rosenman, John Williams, Alfred Newman, David Axelrod and Lionel Newman.

According to Elmer Davis, director of OWI in 1942, “ The easiest way to inject a propaganda idea into most people ’ s minds is to let it go through the medium of an entertainment picture when they do not realize that they are being propagandized .” Films that had the most impression received the most attention, and included those depicting the armed forces, showing the United States as a democratic nation or a united society, and also the ideology of the enemy.

The most noticeable effect of this is that the backgrounds appear to be in muted, autumn-like tones ( visible in the picture of Elmer and Bugs above ), rather than the vibrant springtime colors the backgrounds were painted in ( although this is mainly due to the age of the prints ).

Other Looney Tunes characters make cameo appearances, including Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, Elmer Fudd, Tasmanian Devil, Pepe Le Pew, Beaky Buzzard, Babbit and Catstello, Hubie and Bertie, Witch Hazel, Michigan J. Frog, Rocky and Mugsy, Marvin the Martian, Hippety Hopper, Gossamer, Count Blood Count, Cecil Turtle, Nasty Canasta, The Crusher, Pete Puma, Goofy Gophers, and latter-day Warner cartoon star Cool Cat who appears in some form in most of the episodes.

Harry Elmer Barnes called it " unquestionably the most formidable achievement of World War II Revisionism.

The central character is Elmer Fudd in his second appearance and most of the cartoon consists of travelogue-type narration and blackout gags, many including Elmer Fudd.