2 “Booger Hayes”

1. Spartanburg Herald-Journal, August 1, 1968…

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19680801&id=B3wsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=08wEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3132,9635&hl=en

2. Athens Banner-Herald, July 28, 2001…

http://onlineathens.com/stories/072801/new_0728010023.shtml

1’s Secret Meeting = 2’s Soda Apple? Rooting out problems in each case?

https://www.wordnik.com/words/booger

booger….
n. A thing; especially a problematic or difficult thing.