Word: motorman
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Thoroughly unpopular with pioneer companies are Motorman Errett Lobban Cord's Century Air Lines and Century Pacific Air Lines. Two months ago Century Pacific turned its face east from Los Angeles, prepared to parallel American Airways' route to El Paso. As operator for more than a year of this southern transcontinental link, American Airways had bought it and the pioneer rights from Standard Air Lines, invested large sums in radio, beacons, emergency landing fields, weather reporting services...
...Washington, were told by the Postmaster General that a "responsible"' company had offered to undertake the daylight flying of all U. S. airmail for 30? per mile. (Present average compensation, about 60? per mile.) He did not name the bidder, but most of the operators guessed it was Motorman Errett Lobban Cord whose Century and Century Pacific Lines fly frequent schedules out of Chicago, and between San Francisco and Los Angeles. In view of the limitation of the offer to daylight flying, the transport men did not take it as a serious threat. At the same time they well...
Back from Poland last week came Ambassador John North Willys, retired motorman. He said nothing about the strength or weakness of the Polish Government. That was good news. But of the Soviet Government (to which no U. S. diplomat is accredited) Ambassador Willys said: "No matter what happens the Soviet Government will endure. Even if the Five-Year Plan should fail, the Soviet leaders would simply launch another plan. There is no fear in Poland of a war with Russia, and the likelihood of war anywhere in Europe is slight. Poland is weathering the depression with energy and fortitude...
...motorman commented publicly on M. Citroen's proposal. Directorates must ponder and decide...
...production and use of these articles, world investments total more than $15,000,000,000. They have changed the course of this civilization. The places where they were created are thus historic buildings and Motorman Henry Ford has transported the inventor's oldtime laboratory whole, set it up at Dearborn, Mich. for his Edisonia Museum. Even Mr. Edison's footprints are preserved in the cement approach. In Llewellyn Park, N. J. Edison's busiest factories are. There during Wrartime he helped the U. S. develop sound submarine-detectors and chemicals for which the nation had been dependent on Germany...