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...bumper years, however, a few of the Professors listed are invariably not full-time men and give possibly only one course in the field of English. The present eight full Professors, however, give all of their time to the department...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Professorship Additions to English Staff Are Held Unlikely | 11/16/1939 | See Source »

...terrific speed", State Police, who are investigating the case, said last night. Wheeler's bicycle was found three quarters of a mile away from the site of the crash. Apparently the driver turned into a side road at this point and removed the wrecked bike from his front bumper...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Graduate Student Killed Bicycling Way to Game | 11/3/1939 | See Source »

Obscure were the origins of Breeze Corps., excellent its connections. Created in 1926 by Super-Salesman Joseph J. Mascuch (rhymes with "shoe"), who was formerly in the bumper business. Breeze established itself in Washington as an accepted supplier of aircraft parts to the Government (sales, 1927: $136,805; first nine months of 1938: $2,200,065). Adaptable and efficient, it succeeded also in getting an order for 12,000,000 lbs. of equipment for the stacks of the U. S. Government's Archives Building...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MANUFACTURING: War Babies | 10/30/1939 | See Source »

...extensible rear bumper which a parking motorist can crank out like a bustle to a distance of several feet, to prevent another car from parking too close behind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Path of Progress: Oct. 9, 1939 | 10/9/1939 | See Source »

That number is expected to swell up to about 120 by Monday when the last Yardling football hopefuls will report for practice. Of this year's group there are 39 backs, 28 ends, 14 tackles, 15 guards, and five centers. The bumper crop of flankmen is headed by Exonians Charley Tobias and Johnny Shattuck...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: '43 GRID CANDIDATES TURN OUT 100 STRONG | 9/23/1939 | See Source »

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