Word: hubs
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...residents of the Square, but the more ambitious and opulent may care to venture in town to such famous spots as Locke Obers, Jake Wirth's the Parker House, the Union Oyster House, or Durgin Park, all of which are within easy distance of what passes for the Hub's light belt...
...Hub Fans Hail Boudrean...
With its flanks (and the city's $80,000,000 investment) thus protected, the Authority went ahead with plans to make Idlewild the hub of the air world. Under the Authority's regional scheme, Idlewild will handle transatlantic traffic, La Guardia short domestic hauls, and Newark Airport transcontinental flights. Idlewild will be the showpiece...
After 24 hours of preliminary festivities at Poland Spring, Maine, the band of 180, together with their families, plans to entrain for Boston this morning--completely attired for the afternoon's celebration climax. From debarkation at North Station the group will march through Hub traffic to the Charles River Basin where "water taxis" are scheduled to pick up the crowd for a ride to the Newell Boat House in time for luncheon at Dillon Field House. Then follows the featured parade to the baseball diamond for the Yale game...
After a five-year hegira in both leagues, Lupien was deported to the Pacific Coast League in 1944. Apparently finding the 3000 mile distance from the Hub of the Universe somewhat depressing, he proceeded to confuse the opposition hurlers by speaking grammatically correct English and hitting the ball where there was an absence of outfielders...