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# The High Hat Award for August This page presents *Judge* magazine's prestigious monthly "High Hat Award," honoring distinguished Americans. The August 1938 recipient is Jesse Jones, a prominent Houston banker and chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation—a New Deal agency. The citation praises his balance of business success with public service, leadership, generosity, and integrity. The page also lists previous award recipients (including FDR, Lindbergh, and J. Edgar Hoover) and current 1938 honorees, plus reader nominations for future consideration. This isn't satire but rather *Judge*'s genuine tribute to accomplished figures. The "High Hat" metaphor suggests elite status and respectability. The award reflects the magazine's editorial values: celebrating successful, patriotic Americans who combine business acumen with civic responsibility and personal character—particularly those serving the national interest during Depression-era recovery efforts.
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The High Hat Award for August | TO: Jesse Jones; business man, banker, statesman, good cit- izen; resident in Houston, Texas; and Washington, DC. CITATION: For having, through an interesting lifetime, | proven that a successful business man can, at the same time, be | actively engaged, equally successful, in the service of his coun- | try; for having kept a level head as Chairman of the largest | banking institution in the world, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation; for having kept ‘a mental balance which allows | him to relax and enjoy simple friendships; for having earned the respect of the entire world; for his business acumen; for his unsurpassed ability at organization; for his ready sympathy; | for his many quiet and unsung: generosities; for his honest appraisal of the great of the earth; for his personal and moral courage; for his fine sense of humor; for never forgetting that he is a Texan, and for his fine private life: THE JUDGE takes great pleasure in presenting a gallant gentleman with his High Hat Award. Roster of Wearers of The Judge High Hat Award Mr. Howard Hughes; Mr. J. Edgar Hoover; Mr. Thomas E. Dewey; Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh; Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1958 Awards January—Mr. Stephen Early, presented at the White House, Washington, D.C. February—Mr. George M. Cohan, presented on the stage of the Alvin Theatre, New York City. March—Mr. Alf M. Landon, presented at THE Jupce-Lan- don luncheon, Kansas City, Missouri. April—Mr. Faik Konitza, presented at Mrs. K’s Toll House Tavern, Washington, D.C. May—Mr. George H. Earle, presented at the Executive Man. sion, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. June—Mr. Walter Winchell, presented at his home in New York. July—Mr. Norman Rockwell, presented at the 21 Club, New York. This Month's Nominations from Readers George Ade, nominated by William G. Henry, Cleveland, Ohio. Irvin S. Cobb, nominated by George H. Park, Boston, Mass. Amon Carter, nominated by R. H. Yates, Ft. Worth, Texas. Roy Howard, nominated by Florence H, Willand, Jackson Heights, N.Y. Charles H. & William J. Mayo, nominated by Dr. B. Rosen- berg, Brooklyn, N.Y. 10 Robert M. Hutchins, nominated by F. McK. Farland, Oak Park, Ill. Wilbur L. Cross, nominated by James P. Frey, Williams- town, Mass. Carter Glass, nominated by Robert P. Dorsey, Alexandria, Va. Robert Moses, nominated by E. Polokoff, Brooklyn, N.Y. The Judge comicbooks.com