Word: fleetly
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...probably announce that they are talking about "the St. Lawrence waterway project." Indeed that stale red herring was vigorously bran dished in Government House at Ottawa to account for the Bennett visit. In Ottawa's Liberal Evening Citizen last week appeared this reference to Conservative Bennett : "A fine fleet of government motor cars - all luxurious limousines of high power and speed - are going on the market for what they will bring at the end of March - the end of the fiscal year. "It was learned today the government has decided that when the spring opens, all Ministers and Deputy...
Bearing down on Bermuda too was the British Atlantic Fleet led by the world's mightiest battleships, Nelson and Rodney, whose maneuvers in West Indian waters just happen to coincide with the Princes' tour. Operating from three British naval bases in American waters, Bermuda, Jamaica and Barbados, at least one important British ship will call at each of Britain's tiny American islands: Trinidad, Dominica, Antigua, St. Kitts, Tobagov...
Appointed. Rear Admiral Thomas C. Hart, 53, Commander of the Control force of the U. S. Fleet; to be Superintendent of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md.; succeeding Rear Admiral Samuel Shelburne Robison. retiring. During the World War Admiral Hart commanded Submarine Divisions 4 and 5 in European waters, was awarded a Distinguished Service Medal. Since 1923 he has commanded the Mississippi, served as supervisor of New York Harbor, commanded the Submarine Divisions of the Battle Fleet. He became a Rear Admiral in October 1929, Commander of the Control Force...
...said to have offered to endow him for $20,000 a year should he choose to undertake independent research. Herbert elected to work for Western Air Express, without parental subsidy. Within two months he sent for able young Friend Franklin to join him. The T. A. T.-Western fleet comprises 36 radio-equipped planes. Radioman Hoover often listens to pilots exchanging messages 2,200 mi. distant as they fly between Los Angeles and San Francisco. Once in the quiet hours after midnight he tuned in just in time to hear the pilots of two mail planes swapping bawdy stories...
Stouts. As he often does, William Bushnell Stout, famed builder of Ford metal transports, flew last week at Dearborn, Mich., with his daughter Wilma, 19, in his own Fleet biplane. The glare of sun on snow blinded him as he glided to a landing on Ford Airport. The rolling plane struck a rut, nosed over, administered severe headcuts to Father & Daughter Stout...