Word: mi
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...first night was spent at anchor at Morris Cove near New Haven. Frank P. Walsh, chairman of the New York Power Authority, boarded the Myth II to discuss the St. Lawrence seaway. The second day. Skipper Roosevelt piloted his craft 50 mi. along the shore to Stonington, Conn. That night's visitors included J. Howard McGrath, Rhode Island's Democratic State Chairman...
...Colonel!" exclaimed Governor Roosevelt next morning when mousey little Edward Mandell House went aboard for a cockpit chat. A fair breeze whiffed the Myth II around Cape Ann, carrying her snugly into Portsmouth harbor. "Wonderful! Perfectly grand! Simply splendid," bubbled Cruiser Roosevelt & crew at the end of their 300-mi. voyage...
...idea originated in London where Southern Ry. starts its trains out of Paddington Station, runs them about 40 mi. into the country. The excursionists then hike about 20 mi., meet a return train. Last winter Boston & Maine tried such trips for ski enthusiasts, running along branch lines until a good spot was found. This summer Southern Ry. (U. S.) has tried the plan. The first trip started from Cincinnati, cost $1.75. Passengers danced in a baggage car, got off at Lexington, Ky., motored to High Bridge, fed, frolicked and were brought back. The second trip was from Washington to Charlottesville...
...Juan. P. P. S. also owns 21 plants for the production of butane (liquefied) gas, one of which (at El Centro) is largest in the U. S. Of its total revenue, 47% comes from these sources. It also owns ice and cold storage slants and a 12-mi. refrigeration pipeline that runs through the business district of Los Angeles, serving office buildings, markets and theatres...
...mi. north, art-lovers were flaying Director William Alanson Bryan of the Los Angeles Museum of History, Science and Art for discharging Art Curator Harry Muir Kurtzworth, to meet a budget cut. Said Director Bryan: "It ran for years without an art curator and presumably can do so again." Said the Los Angeles Times: ''Even the bones have their vertebrate specialists. Art cannot expect to be taken as seriously...