Word: journey
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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HENRY AGARD WALLACE: A public servant of deep faith and high integrity who finds courage to attempt an uncharted journey in our modern wilderness...
Fabulous, enigmatic Cinemactress Greta Garbo (Gustaffson) began a vacation journey back to her native Sweden and the castle she bought from Ivar Kreuger's estate. In her old limousine she drove from Hollywood to Pasadena, where she hid from prying eyes in a bush with four bodyguards before making a spectacular dash for the Santa Fe train. Outside Chicago, she alighted in the railroad yards, set police and railroad men in a dither getting her a cab. Her next appearance was at Chicago's Union Station where she arrived ten minutes before train time, peeked around a corner...
With their precious bags of dust well-hidden in their saddlebags they started the perilous journey back to civilization. All went well until old Howard incautiously revived an apparently drowned Indian boy. The father's gratitude was so importunate that he insisted Howard make him an extended visit, to be properly rewarded and to try his skill on other patients. Curtin and Dobbs, taking Howard's share of gold and agreeing to meet him in the nearest city, went on alone. Soon bad blood broke out; each was afraid to sleep lest the other kill him. One night...
...early stages of the business, these "sleeper buses" are far more comfortable both day and night than the conventional "parlor car bus," or the day coach of the railroads; are cheaper than even "tourist sleepers;" offer the great middle class of travelers a novel, adventuresome medium for the long journey from the coast to the Middle West; will no doubt be in the near future greatly improved and extensively used...
...Most of them were solemn-faced businessmen in sack suits; a few were middle-aged women in fur coats. Like those on the Normandie, they had come for sentimental reasons-to bid for the fittings of R.M.S. Mauretania before that old & honorable ship should make her final journey to the shipbreakers' yards...