Word: coaches
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last fortnight flames licked about this Democratic shrine. Two barns, a corn crib and the carriage house went up in smoke, down in ashes. Damage: $19,999 (no insurance). Cause: unknown (Republicans were locally suspected of arson on general principles). Caretakers trundled out to safety the coach in which Jackson rode for 30 days to his first inaugural. Six valiant fire companies from Nashville saved the old mansion...
...formula of the hero who is expelled after saving his roommate from disgrace is varied by having a girl expelled after trying to save the honor of another co-ed who lost her virtue and walked down an elevator shaft. The survivor, after expulsion, marries the football coach. Typical shots: quartet singing, gin drinking, hockey, football, swapping fraternity pins...
Engaged. Ruth Elder, trans-Atlantic air passenger, Women's Air Derby contestant (see p. 50) and Walter Camp Jr.. President of Inspiration Pictures, Inc., son of the late great football coach. "Miss Elder's" divorced husband. Lyle Womack, returned last winter from the Byrd Antarctic expedition...
Californians all were the three youngest members of the U. S. team, and California-born was the fourth member, their coach and leader, donor of the Wightman cup, patriarch of U. S. tennis for women. As Helen Hotchkiss she first won the U. S. championship in 1909 before Betty Nuthall and Helen Jacobs were born and when Helen Wills was a tot. She kept the title until 1912 and then, though "they never come back," rewon it in 1919. Her score of other national titles were amassed in doubles courts and indoors. She gave the Wightman cup six years...
Passenger Traffic. Railroad passenger traffic has steadily declined since 1921, but every month since November 1928 the rate of decrease has grown smaller. Railroad men feel that passenger traffic has reached its minimum, will improve in the future. As 60 passengers can be hauled in the same coach and at the same cost as 30, an increase in passenger traffic would be very healthy for net incomes...