Word: ann
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...first two races, gentle inshore winds were insufficient to drive the schooners to the finish within the time limit. In the third, little Portuguese-American Progress gradually overcame Capt. Ben Pine's big Arthur D. Story until on the last lap, tacking along inshore close to the Cape Ann rocks, it skirmished into the lead to win. The losers, unwilling to give up another day's fishing, conceded to Capt. Manuel Domingos of the Progress the $2,150 prize money, the Prentiss Trophy, one leg on the Davis Trophy. The stalwart, suntanned helmsman of the Progress: Prof. George...
...first edition of the weekly Gazette "containing the freshest advices, both Foreign and Domestick," was printed by William Parkes whose daughter Eleanor later became the mother-in-law of Statesman Patrick Henry. Mr. Parkes described himself as a "Printer, by whom subscriptions are taken . . . at 15 shillings per Ann. And Book Binding is done reasonably, in the best manner." The issues, 7½ in. wide by 12½ in. long, contained but four pages (one sheet folded like letter paper), with two columns on each page...
...Dayton and Cincinnati. Colonial Western Air Lines, Universal affiliate through Aviation Corp., flies mail and occasionally passengers by way of Buffalo to Albany, where connections are made with the Canadian Colonial Airways New York-Montreal line. Thompson Aeronautical Corp. carries passengers by amphibians to Detroit, and mail beyond to Ann Arbor, Bay City, Kalamazoo, Chicago. At Cleveland it also has a taxi service. Stout Air Services also operate a Cleveland-Detroit passenger line. Clifford Ball has a mail line to Pittsburgh and a passenger line through to Washington. The through air mail from New York to Cleveland to Chicago...
Looked under "Business." No report. Turned to "National Affairs." No report. "Milestones." Surely there I would find-"Elected: Miss Marion H. McClench, Ann Arbor, Mich., President of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs," etc. Expected also to find a picture of the new leader...
This year's Rolleo, attended last week by hearties from 1,200 camps, was distinguished by the joyous rite of selecting "Pauline Bunyan," a suitable mate for skyscraping Paul. Ann Mclver was chosen, a strapping beauty who proved her ability to do best the feats that Bunyan demands?sew tremendous buttons, mend great-gaping socks, flip mighty flapjacks...