Word: auto
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Uniform traffic laws," "strict drivers' tests," and "compulsory auto insurance" ranked first, second, and third in favor in the statistics compiled by the New York Herald-Tribune and the college newspapers...
...number of truck makers are specialists. Four Wheel Drive Auto Co.'s product is popular with municipalities for road building and snow removal. Marmon-Herrington also makes four-wheel drives, largely for the Army. Hug, another contractors' and municipal truck, is made in Highland, Ill. Few people suspect that Yale & Towne (locks) is a builder of electric trucks...
...World air records are established under the rules of the Federation Aeronautique Internationale. By the rules compiled Dec. 31, 1934, records are awarded to Airplanes. Seaplanes, Amphibions. Balloons. Airships, Gliders, Auto-giros, Helicopters, Airplanes piloted by women, Seaplanes piloted by women. Most of these broad groups are subdivided into classes by size and by pay load. Each class may then achieve such records as maximum speed, speed for certain distances, airline distance, broken line distance, altitude, duration, circuit of the world. At present there are 254 possible records, of which only 123 are established...
...front of Pewee's car was a sign that read "Here Comes Pewee." On the back was another reading "There Goes Pewee." When Shackle was perplexed that such a sweet girl should consort with such an offensive man of the world, his friend philosophized: "It's that auto at does it. They'll raunch anything to git to ride round in a auto." When Shackle took her away from Pewee, his troubles began. She teased him about his awkwardness when he kissed her, but when he asked her darkly how she knew so much, the blonde replied...
...cloak is blowing in the breeze. Times Square was never so gay since Jimmy Walker and the depression. Then again there's Mayor La Guardia's quiet campaign. Still the best buy for your nickels is to be had at Radio City, "Peter Ibbetson". There's the Auto Show at Grand Central Palace; there's the Horse Show at the Garden; then again "Three Men on a Horse" will be found romping at the Playhouse. But there's always the dawn. And there's the tunnel and there's the highway and there's the game. And all over again...