Word: hops
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Referring to TIME, April 5, p. 11, under "The Presidency"-col, 1-you mention Mr. Roosevelt's waving good-bye to his two mules-"Tug" and "Hop." Is it pertinent to inquire if these two mules might be named for Messrs. Tugwett and Hopkins...
...when the President called Congressional leaders in Washington by long distance and asked them to meet him on the day of his return to Washington. Then on a sunny afternoon he drove down to Warm Springs station, waved good-by to 100 genial natives, to his two mules Tug & Hop who were also present drawing a wagon, and set out for Washington...
There is still no way to get from California to China on a scheduled airline, but after three years of exploration and exploitation, Pan American Airways promises there will be April 21 when regular service is started on its 690-1111. hop from Manila to Hongkong. Meantime, last week the ship that is going to make this run was 9,000 mi. away in the Antipodes making the first test flight over Pan American's second great transpacific venture, the 7,000 mi. airway from California to New Zealand...
Delayed by a sudden storm, the Clipper's, crew spent three days making surveys of Samoa, finally got away for the test leg of the trip, the 1,800-mi. hop to Auckland, New Zealand, where the new line will tie up with a service Imperial Airways is soon to start from Australia across the 1,360 mi. Tasman Sea. This week the Clipper starts back to Honolulu and thence to Manila. Other planes will take up the testing of the new route, which thorough Pan American will probably fly for at least six months before beginning scheduled four...