Word: petted
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...fast Lockheed-Altair with which he has been publicizing The Crusaders, anti-Prohibition organization (TIME, July 27) Pilot James Goodwin Hall took off last week, with Banker Peter J. Brady as passenger, for the American Legion convention in Detroit, from New York's Floyd Bennett Airport, pet project of Banker Brady as chairman of Mayor James John Walker's Committee on Aviation. In a fog over Staten Island, the plane lost flying speed, crashed through a rooftop. Banker Brady was killed. A woman, owner of the house, was burned to death by a shower of blazing gasoline...
...this cemetery scene, took the motor license, notified police. Police would not reveal the names of the gravediggers other than to say that they were a Newark official, his sister with whom he lives, and a complaisant undertaker. Their explanation: they had buried Sport, 6. Irish terrier, family pet, whom their late mother, like a pagan warrior, had wished to keep beside her through eternity...
Bear's Brick. Bernard E. ("Sell 'Em Ben") Smith, member of the New York Stock Exchange, has the reputation of being the stormiest bear on the Floor. He makes a pet, however, of Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Co.; whenever this issue is mentioned he becomes a beaming bull. Fortnight or so ago Bear Smith departed for a vacation, announced he would visit Alaska, inspect Juneau's plants. Last week he saw the mines, bought a souvenir. It was a $25,000 brick of solid gold, weighing nearly 100 pounds. "Brick No. 1,000" will probably be sent...
Such accuracy is truly remarkable but is never encountered except in the movies. I fear the reporter on that detail was a bit enthusiastic since the .45 Colt Single Action, pet side arm of Captain Hickman, is not capable of shooting 20 shots at 50 feet inside a circle less than about 1¾ inches in diameter even when fired from a machine rest which eliminates all personal errors. Hip shooting also is principally used in the movies and not by the well regulated pistol expert...
...organized and conducted a band at the powder-works, composed stirring marches. The Marine Band recently tried to get copies of them but found he has given up music, destroyed his manuscripts. His hobby now is his yacht Alicia (named for his second wife), designed by him; his pet is a much pampered mongrel...