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Word: powerboat (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Lobstermen and fishermen of Provincetown, Mass, agreed last week that 17-year-old Frank Cabral Jr. would be a famous man until he died. The boy and his father headed seaward at 5 one morning in a 30-ft. powerboat with two dories in tow. They came back with a breathless tale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HEROES: The One That Got Away | 7/5/1948 | See Source »

When they had anchored the powerboat, taken to the dories and headed for their lobster pots, they spotted Willie, a local Provincetown whale. And Willie, who had never done anything but chase mackerel and show off, headed straight for Frank Jr.'s boat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HEROES: The One That Got Away | 7/5/1948 | See Source »

Money to Burn. Off the coast of New Hampshire, Matthew Betton drifted in a powerboat for five days, finally set fire to his last twelve dollars, was rescued by fishermen who saw the light...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Jun. 25, 1945 | 6/25/1945 | See Source »

When Jap planes bombed Humboldt Bay last week, a three-star admiral and a two-star general were caught offshore in a small powerboat. The admiral bawled an order to get away from the beach; the general shouted to get back to shore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: Senior Service | 5/8/1944 | See Source »

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