Americus Weekly Recorder in Americus, Georgia

Hungry Nine Dry Goods Buyers Sail On Europe Trip

A Hoffman gathering recounts how nine dry goods buyers on the Alaska trip became famed as the Hungry Nine. They dominated pools, drank beer disguised as champagne, and impressed fellow travelers and even the captain with their sea savvy and joviality while touring Europe. A Meadville calf tale follows about a man who wrapped a calf in a blanket with clothes line and later found fifteen feet of rope returned from the calf’s mouth.