Word: halfe
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Over half a million miles-and still flying...
Because of the Grace prestige and influence, Pan-American, when it decided to go down the coast, dealt directly with the two Graces. They organized Pan-American Grace Airways, on a half-and-half basis...
...flight which President John K. Montgomery of American International Airways made down the west coast last week was a gesture of defiance, a threat against the Pan-American half of the combination. He does rot like the Pan-American "crowd." A onetime U. S. Navy and Army flying officer, he once was a member of Pan-American. Came disagreements, disputes, arguments, fights...
...from the West?all commodities move, and move largely by rail. High car-loadings show brisk business, efficient carriers. Pleased was the American Railway Association last week to announce that car-loadings for the first 26 weeks of 1929 made an all-time record for loadings for the first half of any year. Loadings for the week ended June 29 were also highest figures ever recorded for any week in the first six months of any year. Loadings for first 26 weeks totaled 25,596,938 cars. Loadings for week ended June 29 totaled 1,095,724 cars. Figures showing...
Thus Mr. Cutten, "smallish," lean, trim, stiff-jawed, with sparse, curly silver hair and half-moon rimless glasses, the lenses cut square at the bottom, looks out under the glasses, frequently says, "Don't you .know?" in a way that more slangy persons say "Get me?" He smokes157 cigarets, stands before his office in his shirtsleeves, nods to passing stenographers, messenger boys, friends. His office is a "tiny hideout," does not carry his name on its door...