Word: ashtray
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...second floor of the White House stands a big black leather couch. It is comfortably low and squashy, holds four grown men. Many long sittings have worn off most of its shine. Before it on the floor lies a tiger- skin rug and within easy reach is a pedestal ashtray. The couch's deep easy pitch not only relaxes the body but loosens the tongue to friendly informal talk. If the World Economic Conference, opening in London June 12, proves a success, it will be due in no small measure to last week's discussions between President Roosevelt...
...depicts in his cartoon series. Two of his inventions are now in production: a coathanger with attached compartment to hold mothballs or perfume; a truck tailgate which lowers to receive freight, elevates it to the truck's level. Another Gross invention, not in production, is a combination ashtray & pipe-bowl cleaner which operates like the orange-juice extractors used by soda fountains. Mr. Gross's father was an inventor. His son. 6, and daughter, 11, invent things like bedside bookracks...
Panic stricken, the four young women hastily stubbed out their cigarets, whisked the ashtray behind a cushion, waited with pounding hearts...