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# Foxy Grandpa

Foxy Grandpa was an American gag-a-day newspaper comic strip featuring an eponymous character, created by cartoonist Carl E. Schultze drawing under the name of "Bunny." The strip lasted from 1900 to circa 1918, and was at first hugely popular, with stage and silent film adaptations, as well as a party game license. Between 1901 and 1917, Foxy Grandpa was published in books — more than 30 volumes from four different publishers. It was revived as a typeset strip in the 1920s and 1930s.

## Publication history

Foxy Grandpa made its first appearance on January 7, 1900. The strip initially ran in the New York Herald, but it moved to the New York American on February 16, 1902. The strip was distributed by the C. J. Mar Syndicate from 1912 to 1918.
The typeset Foxy Grandpa's Stories, distributed by International Features Service, Inc., began April 2, 1923. Foxy Grandpa was the narrator, appearing in a one-panel cartoon at the top of each column. This feature lasted well into the 1930s.
In 1929, the strip appeared in the early comic book The Funnies.

## Characters and story

The strip revolved around Foxy Grandpa, an elderly gentleman, with two mischievous grandsons (Chub and Bunt) who constantly try to trick him. Foxy Grandpa, however, always managed to get the better of the two boys, combining brains with a perverse sense of humor, while demonstrating skills at acrobatics, illustration and construction of various small devices.
The comic was drawn in text comic style, with the text and dialogue written underneath the images.

## In other media

The strip was adapted to Broadway shows and early silent films (with Foxy Grandpa played by stage performer Joseph Hart). Selchow and Righter licensed Foxy Grandpa for the Foxy Grandpa Hat Party Game (similar to Pin the Tail on the Donkey) after 1900.
The included silent films:
* Foxy Grandpa and Polly in a Little Hilarity (Copyright American Mutoscope & Biograph Co. 23 May 1902. H18034)
* Foxy Grandpa Shows the Boys a Trick or Two with the Tramp (Copyright American Mutoscope & Biograph Co. 23 May 1902. H18033)
* Foxy Grandpa Tells the Boys a Funny Story (Copyright American Mutoscope & Biograph Co. 23 May 1902. H18039)
* Foxy Grandpa Thumb Book (Copyright American Mutoscope & Biograph Co. 19 Oct 1903. H36862)
In April 1923, a Foxy Grandpa radio program began broadcasting over WCAE, Pittsburgh, PA.

## In popular culture

* In the 1938 film Crashing Hollywood the squirrelly movie mogul Hugo Wells is called "Foxy Grandpa".
* In the 1944 film Murder, My Sweet detective Phillip Marlowe refers to the villainous Jules Amthor as "Foxy Grandpa".
* In the Pogo strip for Sunday, April 8, 1951, Rackety Coon Chile and Alabaster Alligator are less than thrilled with a story being told to them by Albert and wonder if they might be able to move to another strip. Alabaster suggests "Foxey [sic] Grandpa".
* In the 2002 SpongeBob SquarePants episode "One Krabs Trash," "Foxy Grandpa" is written on a trucker hat offered to SpongeBob SquarePants by his boss, Mr. Krabs.
# Abbas Khalili

Abbas ibn Asadullah bin Ali al-Khalili al-Najafi, also known as Abbas al-Khalili, and Abbas Khalili (Persian: عباس الخلیلی، عباس خلیلی‎; 1895 or 1896 – 10 February 1972) was an Iraqi-born Iranian diplomat, newspaper publisher, poet and novelist. He was a pillar of the Najaf revolt over the British Mandate in 1918, and was sentenced to death, eventually fleeing to Iran, where spent the rest of his life. The Iranian government's criticism of his newspaper and writing intensified. By 1949, the Iranian government sent him as the Iranian Emperor's ambassador to the Ethiopian Empire and Yemen.

## Early life and family

Abbas Khalili was born in Najaf, Iraq on either 1895 or 1896. His family was religious and his father was Islamic cleric Sheikh Asad-Allāh. His brother was poet Jaafar al-Khalili [ar]. His uncle was Islamic scholar Mirza Hossein Khalili Tehrani [fa].
During World War I (in 1918), the British occupied Iraq, which eventually lead to a resistance movement. Khalili was one of the twelve leaders of the Siege of Najaf (1918) in a group called the Society for Islamic Movement (Farsi: Jamʿiyat-e nahżat-e eslāmi; also known as The League of the Islamic Awakening in British publications). After the defeat of this uprising, he was sentenced to death by the British occupying forces, but after an adventurous trip, he managed to escape to Iran. For three years he was living in Rasht, and using the pseudonym Ali Fatiy-al-Eslām. Because of his accent speaking Farsi, he was nicknamed by locals Ḵalili-e Arab (English: Kalili the Arab).

## Career
### Government work, politics

From 1922 until 1929, Ḵalili worked as a translator in the Iranian Legal Office of the Ministry of Justice (Edāra-ye ḥoquqi-e Wezārat-e ʿadliya).
Khalili served several government roles and he was appointed in 1949 as the Iranian Embassy in Yemen and Ethiopian Empire. He was active in the formation of the Iranian political party National Front (during the second front) in November 1958.

### Newspaper publishing, editing, writing

He was a newspaper editor and publisher; he worked as an Arabic translator for Raad Emrooz [fa], and he founded Eqdām [fa] newspaper. The Eqdām newspaper was considered an extremist and critical, which upset some and by 1927 the paper was suspended. He was also involved in working for the Iranian Baladiya newspaper, and Bahār monthly literary journal.
Khalili wrote poetry in both Persian and Arabic and has translated about 1100 verses of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh into Arabic and also published several novels. His novels all featured narration, often with the narrator being a woman telling a sad story.

## Personal life

Khalili was married four times, his first wife was Fahr-Ozma Arghun [fa] (née Khalatbari) in 1924, which ended in divorce by 1931. His second wife was Māhmoneer Moeini-Azad. He had four sons, Mahyar, Shahyar, Kamyab, Faryar and two daughters, including poet Simin Behbahani in 1927.
He died on 25 February 1972 from a stroke in Tehran, Iran.
# Pearl River High School (New York)

Pearl River High School (PRHS) is a public high school in Pearl River, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is part of the Pearl River Union Free School District.

## Awards

* 2001 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
* 2020 Niche.com COVID-19 Pandemic Safety Award

## Notable alumni

* Kevin Houston, basketball player
* Dan Fortmann, football player
* Christopher Carley, actor
* Corinna Lin, figure skater
* Robert Clohessy, actor
* Paul Teutul Sr., motorcycle designer
# Hungry Mother Creek

Hungry Mother Creek is a stream in Howard County in the U.S. state of Missouri.
The headwaters of the stream arise in the northeast corner of Howard County at a small lake just west of Missouri Route A about three miles south of Higbee. The stream flows south-southwest passing under Missouri Route O just west of Bunker Hill. It continues to the south-southwest passing under Missouri Route 124 and on to its confluence with Moniteau Creek west of Sebree.
The headwaters are at and the confluence is at .
According to tradition, Hungry Mother Creek was originally called Hunger's Mother Creek, on account of a party of frontiersmen who wintered there.
# 1948 Oklahoma Sooners football team

The 1948 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1948 college football season. In their second year under head coach Bud Wilkinson, the Sooners compiled a 10–1 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the Big Seven Conference championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 350 to 121.
Two Sooners received All-America honors in 1948, Buddy Burris, and Jack Mitchell. Six Sooners received all-conference honors: Burris (guard), Mitchell (back), Owens (end), Paine (tackle), Thomas (back), and Walker (tackle).

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 25 | at Santa Clara* | | Kezar StadiumSan Francisco, CA | L 17–20 | 5,000 |
| October 2 | Texas A&M* | | Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | W 42–14 | 27,000 |
| October 9 | vs. Texas* | | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (rivalry) | W 20–14 | 67,435 |
| October 16 | Kansas State | No. 20 | Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | W 42–0 | 26,000 |
| October 23 | at TCU* | No. 18 | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | W 21–18 | 20,000 |
| October 30 | at Iowa State | No. 16 | Clyde Williams StadiumAmes, IA | W 33–6 | 9,985 |
| November 6 | No. 9 Missouri | No. 15 | Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (rivalry) | W 41–7 | 39,297 |
| November 13 | Nebraska | No. 9 | Memorial StadiumNorman, OK (rivalry) | W 41–14 | 28,000 |
| November 20 | at Kansas | No. 8 | Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS | W 60–7 | 39,000 |
| November 27 | at Oklahoma A&M* | No. 6 | Lewis FieldStillwater, OK (Bedlam) | W 19–15 | 30,000 |
| January 1, 1949 | vs. No. 3 North Carolina* | No. 5 | Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | W 14–6 | 80,383 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game |||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | — | 20 | 18 | 16 (1) | 15 (2) | 9 (5) | 8 (5) | 6 (13) | 5 (30) |

## Roster

* Claude Arnold
* Jack Mitchell
* QB Darrell Royal, Jr.

## NFL draft

Two Sooners were selected in the 1949 NFL draft, held in December 1948.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
| 7 | 62 | Myrl Greathouse | Back | Chicago Cardinals |
| 23 | 225 | Jim Owens | End | Pittsburgh Steelers |
* Owens played another season for Oklahoma in 1949.
# Brock Creek (Missouri)

Brock Creek is a stream in Washington County in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Big River.
Brock Creek has the name of one Mr. Brock, an early settler.
# Missing Songs

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.4/10 |
Missing Songs is a compilation album by the British indie rock band Maxïmo Park comprising B-sides and demos previously available only on British released singles.
The cover of John Lennon's song "Isolation" was also featured as part of a multi-artist compilation CD "John Lennon Covered", which was given away with an issue of Q Magazine.
# 1920 Lincoln Tigers football team

The 1920 Lincoln Tigers football team represented Lincoln Institute—now known as Lincoln University—in Jefferson City, Missouri as an independent during the 1920 college football season. The Lincoln Institute Tigers were coached by W. B. Jason in his first season as a head coach. Jason was a Lincoln alumni and veteran of WWI. The team was captained by Brooks. Nine games were scheduled this season, however, complete statistics for only five games survive. In those five games, the Tigers did not lose a game and outscored their opponents 86 to 29.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
| October 15 | East St. Louis Lincoln High School | Lincoln Institute campusJefferson City, MO | T 14–14 |
| October 22 | Western University | Lincoln Institute campusJefferson City, MO | |
| October 27 | at Lincoln High School (KC) | Kansas City, MO | W 21–0 |
| October 29 | at Y.M.C.A (KC) | Kansas City, MO | |
| October or November | St. Joseph | | |
| November 6 | Topeka Industrial Institute | Lincoln Institute campusJefferson City, MO | W 13–6 |
| November 6 | Jefferson City team | Lincoln Institute campusJefferson City, MO | |
| November 12 or 25 | George R. Smith | Lincoln Institute campusJefferson City, MO | W 24–0 |
| November or December | Western College | | W 14–9 |

## Roster

* W. B. Jason - Head Coach
* Brooks - Captain - T
* Pearley - Former Captain - RB/QB
* Wild West - C
* Fat Martin - OL
* Wilson - OL
* Doug - T
* Goins - End
* Bud Rankins - End
* Jenkins - RB/QB
* Gantt - RB/QB
* Billy Smith - RB/QB
# Dennis Cirkin

Dennis Cirkin (born 6 April 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL Championship club Sunderland. Born in Ireland, he has represented England at youth level.

## Club career

Cirkin was born in Dublin, Ireland to parents from Latvia and the family then moved to London when he was three years old. He attended Wanstead High School while signed to the Tottenham Hotspur academy. On 11 August 2021, Cirkin joined Sunderland for an undisclosed fee. On 14 August 2021, Cirkin made his debut for Sunderland in an away game against Milton Keynes Dons which Sunderland won 2–1. On 15 October 2022, he scored his first professional goal for Sunderland in a 2-1 home win against Wigan Athletic. In November 2024, the club announced that Cirkin was unavailable to play against Millwall after having surgery on his wrist.

## International career

In November 2018, Cirkin was sent off for the England under-17 team in an away game against the Republic of Ireland. Having represented England at U16, U17 and U18 level, Cirkin made his debut for the England U20s during a 6–1 victory over Romania U20s at St. George's Park on 6 September 2021. On 14th March 2025 Cirkin received his first call up to the England U21 squad.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 15 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Sunderland | 2021–22 | League One | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Sunderland | 2022–23 | Championship | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 |
| Sunderland | 2023–24 | Championship | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Sunderland | 2024–25 | Championship | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 104 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 111 | 8 |
* ↑ Appearances in EFL League One Playoffs

## Honours

Sunderland
* EFL League One play-offs: 2022
# Zolotushinsky mine

The Zolotushinsky mine is a large copper mine located in the south of Russia in Altai Krai. Zolotushinsky represents one of the largest copper reserves in Russia and in the world having estimated reserves of 148.5 million tonnes of ore grading 0.79% copper.
# Disney Channel (Czech TV channel)

Disney Channel is a British-managed children's television channel owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company Limited. It broadcasts in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, the latter sharing its feed with a Hungarian audio track. It was previously known as Fox Kids, and later as Jetix. It was first launched in Hungary in September 2000, and was later expanded to the Czech Republic and Slovakia in February 2001.

## History

After Disney XD successfully launched on 13 February 2009 in the US, Disney-ABC Television Group rolled it out to France on 1 April 2009 and it was expected to be rolled out to other European territories in 2009. In 2009, Disney announced that the Jetix channel in certain countries (namely the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria) would be rebranded as Disney Channel, marking that channel's first introduction in these countries. The channel was replaced on 19 September 2009.
On 3 May 2011, Disney Channel Central Europe started using the same and updated on-air logo as in the United States, along with several other Disney Channels across Europe, completing its transitional rebrand to the new look. The new logo has debuted on the Czech feed first, prior to appearing on the UK, German, French, Dutch and Spanish feeds. The Playhouse Disney programming block was rebranded to Disney Junior in the Czech Republic and Slovakia on June 1, 2011.
Since 2012, most of the channel's promos are being produced in widescreen. In December 2012, Disney Channel Central Europe has adapted the same on-air presentation and graphics, with minor differences, used by Disney Channel UK. This update has been fully complete in spring.
In June 2014, Disney Channel Central Europe adapted the new logo currently used by Disney Channel Germany. It started broadcasting in 16:9 widescreen format from 29 January 2015.
# Bellis Fair Mall

Bellis Fair is an enclosed shopping mall in Bellingham, Washington, United States. Opened on August 4, 1988, it features JCPenney, Kohl's, Macy's, Macy's Home Store, Dick's Sporting Goods, DSW, H&M, Forever 21, Ashley Furniture, and Target. The mall is located along Interstate 5 at its interchange with State Route 539 (Guide Meridian Road) north of downtown Bellingham.

## History

Bellis Fair opened in August 1988, at the site of a former USDA Soil Conservation Service plant-materials center. Plans to build a regional shopping center north of Bellingham were announced in 1980 by the Trillium Corporation, who had acquired 1,200 acres (490 ha) for retail and office development. The mall attracted several retailers from downtown Bellingham, including Sears, Cineplex Odeon, JCPenney and The Bon Marché, who had failed to build a mall in downtown Bellingham in the early 1980s. Mervyn's and Target also anchored the mall initially, with the latter as part of the first wave of Target stores in the Pacific Northwest. The mall was popular with shoppers from nearby Vancouver, Canada in the early 1990s, but sales waned as the Canadian dollar declined in value against the American dollar by 1995.
In 1990, a Nordstrom Place Two store was added, having also relocated from downtown Bellingham. The Nordstrom Place Two store was later converted to Nordstrom Rack in 1994, before closing in 1999 and becoming an auxiliary store for The Bon Marché. Also in 1999, Old Navy was added.
Bellis Fair Mall is the last place North Carolina student Leah Roberts was seen in March 2000 before she disappeared. She bought a ticket to watch the movie American Beauty at the mall and she ate at a café there. Her crashed car was later discovered nearby but no trace of her has ever been found.
Both Bon Marché stores became Bon-Macy's in 2003 and Macy's in 2005. After Mervyn's closed its stores in the Pacific Northwest in 2006, many of the locations were sold to Kohl's, including the Bellis Fair store. Sears closed in January 2013 and became Sports Authority the same year. The cinema closed in 2014, replaced with many restaurants.
Portions of the mall were renovated in 2015 including the common area, food court and entryways. Sports Authority closed in 2016 and was replaced with a Dick's Sporting Goods in 2017. Ashley Furniture opened in the remainder of the former Sears in 2018.
In February 2022, Brookfield Property Partners defaulted on its $77 million loan and the mall was put up for auction. Brookfield's original note on the property had been taken out a decade prior for $93 million when the mall was valued at $145 million.
In December 2022, 4th Dimension Properties acquired the mall at auction for $44 million. The developer stated an intent to improve the mall's nearly 80% occupancy rate by attracting nontraditional tenants.
A branch of the Bellingham Public Library opened in the mall on April 26, 2023.
# Taranaki Airs

The Taranaki Airs are a New Zealand professional basketball team based in New Plymouth. The Airs compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at TSB Stadium. For sponsorship reasons, they are known as the Steelformers Airs.

## Team history

A New Plymouth team played in the inaugural season of the Conference Basketball League (CBL) in 1981 and earned runners-up honours. The team went on to finish as runners-up in the CBL Northern Conference in 1983, before winning the CBL championship in 1984.
The team was promoted to the National Basketball League (NBL) for the 1985 season. The team was originally known as the Bulls. The team became known as the New Plymouth Bears in 1992, the same year they were crowned regular season winners for the first time. The team was rebranded as Taranaki in 1994 and then became the Oilers in 1998. Following the 1999 season, the franchise withdrew from the NBL.
In 2001, a Taranaki team known as the Stormers were the winners of the CBL Central Conference. The following year, the Stormers were once again winners of the CBL Central Conference, earning an 18–0 season record before going on to win the CBL championship with an 85–81 victory over the Kaikoura Whale Riders in the final led by point guard Willie Banks and import forward Link Abrams.
In 2003, Taranaki returned to the NBL as the Mountainairs. In 2009 and 2015, the team had winless seasons. In 2016, they won eight games for the first time since 2008. The Mountainairs subsequently won just 10 of 54 games between 2017 and 2019.
In September 2019, it was revealed that the team had significant debt that could cause them to withdraw from the 2020 NBL season. The following month, naming rights partner Steelformers stepped in to save the team from collapse.
In December 2021, the team name was changed from Mountainairs to Airs. In 2022, the Airs finished on top of the regular-season standings with a 12–6 record to be crowned minor premiers for just the second time in franchise history and first since 1992.
In September 2023, the team was acquired by Media8 Sports, an Australian sports media company.

## Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
# 1924–25 Austrian First League

The '1924–25 Austrian First League season was the fourteenth season of top-tier football in Austria. It was contested by 11 teams playing a 20-game season. Hakoah Vienna's goalkeeper scored the championship-winning goal against Wiener AC. This was also the first year in which professionalism was introduced to the league.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Hakoah Vienna | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 26 |
| 2 | SV Amateure | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 24 |
| 3 | First Vienna FC | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 23 |
| 4 | SK Rapid Wien | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 23 |
| 5 | Wiener AC | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 23 |
| 6 | SK Admira Wien | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 30 | +9 | 22 |
| 7 | SC Wacker | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 36 | −2 | 20 |
| 8 | 1. Simmeringer SC | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 44 | −1 | 18 |
| 9 | Wiener Sportclub | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 35 | −3 | 17 |
| 10 | SK Slovan HAC | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 17 |
| 11 | SpC Rudolfshügel | 20 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 21 | 58 | −37 | 7 |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ADM | AMA | FIR | HAK | RAP | RUD | SIM | SLO | WAK | WAC | SPO |
| SK Admira Wien | | 3–1 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 |
| SV Amateure | 3–1 | | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| First Vienna | 0–2 | 1–1 | | 1–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–4 |
| Hakoah Vienna | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 | | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 3–1 |
| SK Rapid Wien | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | | 4–2 | 4–4 | 1–1 | 3–5 | 3–3 | 2–1 |
| SpC Rudolfshügel | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–3 | | 1–4 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–7 | 1–3 |
| Simmeringer SC | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 4–0 | | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 3–0 |
| SK Slovan HAC | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–1 | | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 |
| SC Wacker | 3–3 | 2–5 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Wiener AC | 0–6 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | | 1–1 |
| Wiener Sportclub | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | |
# David Vaughan Pugh

David Vaughan Pugh (27 November 1907 – 21 June 2005) was a Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in Okotoks, Alberta and had a career as a solicitor, barrister, and insurance agent.
Pugh was educated at Trinity College School, Brentwood College and the University of British Columbia, from which he graduated in 1934. He then obtained his law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School and was a member of Kappa Alpha Society.
He was first elected at the Okanagan Boundary riding in the 1958 general election after an unsuccessful bid for the seat in 1957. Pugh was re-elected there in 1962, 1963 and 1965. He was defeated in the 1968 election by Bruce Howard of the Liberal party.