[Ads-l] antedating "Sloppy Joe"

[Jonathan Lighter]

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OED: 1942

1939 _Indianapolis Star_ (July 30) IV 13: A twin sweater set that includes
a "Sloppy Joe" cardigan.

1939 _Courier-Journal_ (Louisville, Ky.) (Aug. 23) 13: "Sloppy Joe"
popular...The cardigan in this set was of the English box type known to
college girls as a "Sloppy Joe."


OED: 1961

1946 _Crestline [O.] Advocate_ (Apr. 4) 8: Hamburgers Sloppy Joe's [sic]
Chili Sealtest Ice Cream Sodas Milk Shakes Sundaes.

1949 _Muncie [Ind.] Evening Press_ (Apr. 1) 22: DRIVE IN...and let Johnny
and Glen, the cutest curb boys in town, serve you a SLOPPY JOE SANDWICH
WALNUT DRIVE IN.

1950 _Enid [Okla.] Daily Eagle_ (Feb. 14) 6: The guests were served "sloppy
Joe" hamburgers and coffee.

1954 _Courier-Journal_ (Louisville, Ky.) (Jan. 31) (Magazine) 25: Sloppy
Joe   Now you take some hamburger and whatever is handy in the
refrigerator, let it simmer slowly for hours and hours, and you have a
tasty dinner that will make a houseful of guests smack their lips....The
hamburger meat and the tomatoes are the only essentials...There it is,
Sloppy Joe ready to be spread on warm buns.

JL

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