Word: hopping
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Specialization. Aviation has developed four main types of craft for civilian use-gadabouts to hop from one suburb to another nearby; sport planes, slightly bigger; coupes, sedans, coaches and cabins (all the foregoing may be flown comfortably by the owner pilot); limited commercial planes, which carry usually six passengers (these also come equipped with office furniture for the business executive, his secretary, his pilot); the great transports. Land planes, of course, were most numerous at Detroit. But notable is the number of amphibians, seaplanes and air yachts now on the market-Sikorsky, Fairchild, Keystone, Leoning, Boeing, Aeromarine, Klemm, American Marchetti...
...other speakers in the contest last night and the subjects which they presented were as follows: R. H. Sharp '30 "Nine and Twenty in a Company", by Odell Shepard; J. L. Ware '30: "On the Cruiser Bill", House of Representatives. February 9, 1929, by Hop. George Huddleston; W. A. Fowlie '31; "Blue Symphony", by J. G. Fletcher; F. I. Kogos '29; "Boots", by Rudyard Kipling; E. J. Day '31; Ecclesiastes, Chapter XI and XII; F. F. Hart '30; A Tribute to Robert E. Lee", by Charles H. Brough...
...pegs that would have fallen through the holes, whereas big pegs of individual shapes refused to fit in, even when pushed. But a survey of his handiwork at least brought the new President the consoling knowledge that it was composed chiefly of good obedient yes-pegs who would not hop out of their holes and make trouble...
...depressing scene was enlivened as a motor hired by several press correspondents rattled up. They wanted Edward of Wales to meet his challenger?Frank McKay. Working fast they had found Old Frank in a neighboring village, ordering a coffin for his wife. Nothing would do but that he must hop in with them and rush to thank H. R. H. for stopping at his house. When embarrassed Challenger Frank came apologetically up to Challengee Wales the latter wrung his hand warmly, and said a moment later to a charity field secretary, "See that you do something for that old chap...
...Current ribald proposal of marriage: "Let's hop to a Godbox and get stitched...