Word: graveled
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Convalescing rapidly from the Lobby Committee's surgery, Mr. Barnes busied himself about his duties as Chairman of the Hoover Business Committee. He announced appointment of 140 representatives of widely assorted businesses, from soap to steel, from gravel to groceries, as his committee's advisory body. Their task: to report weaknesses in their respective fields, so that "remedial measures" may be taken...
...nine-foot all-year channel down this historic stream, first traversed (1669) by Explorer La Salle, admired by Surveyor George Washington, developed by President James Monroe. Into its brown waters have been poured $150,000,000 to permit stumpy little tugs to haul 50 million tons of coal, iron, gravel and sand on steel barges back and forth each year...
...chante. The coxswain of the captain's gig was rollicking Bill King, who wore a big straw hat with ribbons down the back and was a great favorite with the middies. Last week rollicking Bill the sailor, now a little old gentleman of 75, stumped up the gravel drive of Craigwell House, Bognor, to call on King George, with worn logbook in his arms. His Majesty was delighted. For 15 minutes King George and Bill King pawed over the log, looked at pictures of the Bacchante in fair weather and foul, and gazed thoughtfully at the awesome linea ments...
...Sure I'm in love with her," said "Red," kicking the gravel. "I guess that's why I'm down here. She's a big actress now in New York, you know, and I'm nobody, do you see. I sort of want to be somebody or do something...
...stepped on the self-starter. Wheels within groaned loudly but the motor would not start. The chauffeur gasped at himself and the motor. The Chief looked worried. Cameramen pressed in closer. Finally the engine spat, caught, hummed properly and the open car rolled down the gravel drive and out upon Pennsylvania Avenue. Calvin Coolidge did not look back at the White House. Mrs. Coolidge paused to say goodbye to policeman at the gate...