Word: lucke
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...pouring rain, a vast crowd saw Queen Mary press a button that started the hull down the ways. At the same moment Her Majesty smashed a bottle of Australian Burgundy against No. 534 and cried: "I am happy to name this ship the Queen Mary, and wish good luck to her and all who sail...
Then, while detectives watched the shadow of their criminal flit about their pin-pricked map without ever leaving a satisfactory clue, a huge piece of luck came from Washington. On April 5, 1933, Franklin Roosevelt recalled all gold bullion, coin and certificates. Since $40,000 of the $50,000 ransom money was in gold notes, police chances of catching the extortionist were increased a hundredfold. Not only the Lindbergh money but all gold bills automatically became "hot." The problem had been simplified, but by no means solved. In August $2,980 of the Lindbergh notes were converted into legitimate currency...
...President declared a week-end holiday from official business. On Sunday he invited Challenger Thomas Octave Murdoch Sopwith and Defender Harold Stirling Vanderbilt to tea aboard the Nourmahal, chatted about the disappointment of seeing the first race called for time, wished both sides the best of luck and better racing weather the coming week...
When Captain Charles Augustus Lindbergh flew the Spirit of St. Louis (NR 211) to Paris in 1927, the world called him "Lucky Lindy." Last year when Col. Lindbergh & wife flew their Lockheed Sirius monoplane Tingmissartoq (NR 211 No. 2) around the North and South Atlantic, the Lindbergh luck still held. Few weeks ago Col. Lindbergh acquired a third plane with the historic license number NR 211. It was a fast little Monocoupe especially built for him in St. Louis...
...previous attempts have been made upon Crillon, both under Washburn's leadership, but bad weather and bad luck had held the party down to a point only 35 minutes in altitude below the summit of the mountain. This year, laying determined plans to achieve his end, Washburn took no chances and started on the 28th of May. But again bad luck appeared when, on getting to the Pacific coast, Washburn found that the expedition supplies had gotten lost in the shipping strike and that all the Alaskan boats were hopelessly tied up. Three weeks were spent in straightening out this...