Word: asphalting
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...with a storm of opposition. Nobody wanted nice, new, sanitary homes, not even the large families sleeping six and more in a bedroom. "How would our homer pigeons find their way back?" they asked. "Could fish be cured on stone landings ?" "Could wireless aerials be strung across asphalt courtyards?" Limehouse now has its blues...
...foundation of the Great West Road is of 12 in. of stone or other hard substance, on which is placed 9 in. of cement and a wearing surface of 2 in. of rock asphalt. It is 120 ft. wide for most of its length and a space of approximately 25 ft. has been left for future widening. Footpaths run at either side and planting of trees 60 ft. apart has begun...
...Manhattan, a young woman was crossing a street, right foot, left foot, across asphalt sticky with heat. Turned a traffic signal, charged down on her two lines of motors. Alarmed, she stood still. Her heels sank into the tar, were held fast. She gave a lurch. Her foot came from her slipper. She put her steaming foot back into her slipper, wrenched once more, and once more it slipped out, causing her to lose her balance, plunge her foot into the tar which gripped her stocking as she wrestled, dragged it half off. For a moment she balanced, storklike...
...telegraphing their orders. Grizzled traders asserted that the Exchange was in the grip of an oldfashioned, bull railroad market such as has not been dreamt of for years. Big pools made profits. Many, stocks reached new high records for the year, among them: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; General Asphalt preferred ; New York, Lackawanna and Western ; Packard preferred ; Pennsylvania...
Michigan was one of the first universities to install asphalt tennis courts as a part of their athletic equipment, and since Major Moore is interested in the possibility of building courts of this kind on Soldiers Field, Mr. Geer will investigate the success that they are meeting at Michigan...