Word: rodes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...arrived safely in London, where his travels had begun. The person who went off in all directions was Lord Ronald, a character in Gertrude and the Governess, from Stephen Leacock's (1869-1944) Nonsense Novels. Lord Ronald "flung himself from the room, flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions...
...great navigator him self who brought the first 25 horses, probably of Arabian ancestry, to the New World, landing at Santo Domingo on his second voyage in 1493. The Indians, terrified by the strange beasts, were easily routed. Later, the western Indians caught on, stole horses from Spanish conquerors, rode and bred them for war and hunting...
England has not been successfully invaded since William the Conqueror rode over the luckless Saxons nine centuries ago, but the island's invulnerability is about to end. Next month commercial television will invade staunch Britain, surging onto the air waves that have long been the placid domain of the uncommercial, unexciting...
...neighbor most concerned was Bonwit Teller's President Walter Hoving. As soon as he read about the plans of Maidman and Bulova, Department Storeman Hoving rode right out to Oyster Bay, L.I. to suggest to Tiffany President Louis de Bébian Moore that he take over. Hoving armed his offer with a pledge to preserve Tiffany's character and traditions, and leave management unchanged...
...privilege of driving a record number of new cars out of dealer showrooms this year. Americans have run up a staggering bill with the auto-finance companies. In the first six months of 1955, while installment buying of appliances and other consumer goods rode along steadily at about $5.5 billion, auto debt jumped a thumping 21% to $12.6 billion. It has gone up about $500 million every month since February, and it is still climbing. With less than eight weeks to get rid of some 1,500,000 of this year's models, many of the nation...