Word: potatoes
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Drought. The President caught the limit of 20 trout. Driving back to Washington his motor was stalled for 40 min. in a Sunday traffic jam over the Potomac bridge. Motorists greeted him with amused cheers and applause. When an old Ford, with an old Negro in it and a potato plugging the gas tank, stalled beside the way, the President smiled...
...fourth quarter. Railroads, as expected, suffered heavily. The first 67 roads to report had a net operating income in December of $39,591,000 against $56,709,000 in December 1929-a drop of 30.1%. With an increase in net income of 11.5% for the year Bangor & Aroostock ("The Potato Road") stood alone. Utilities in general showed the effects of depression. Great Commonwealth & Southern Corp. covered its dividend by a margin of only .4? a share...
...Yonkers, N. Y., Nellie Kotelez killed her husband with a potato knife because, peeved, he had not spoken to her for five months...
...Reno of Macomb, Ill, Captain Andres, of Newton, is responsible for all conduct in the room at meal hours. To assist him in his duties be has appointed "Chucker" Crehan, Roxbury right tackle, as monitor. When the fellows feel gay sometimes and are seized with an urge to throw potato skins or pieces of bread from one table, to another, the stern voice of "Chuck" can be heard above the rest; "Sorry fellows, but I'm monitor" and the firing ceases...
...modern equipment that he uses there are six special refrigerators, and a refrigerating plant that freezes 3750 pounds of ice in ten hours. In addition there are electric dishwashers, waffle irons, toasters, hydraulic elevators, steam plate warmers, salad and plate coolers, four gas ovens, automatic egg boilers, and a potato peeler. This saves time and also wastes only 1-10 of the potato, while hand peeling wastes 1-3. There are soup vats large enough to boil a good-sized man, a fool-proof food chopper and a special vegetable cooker...