Word: speeded
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...ability of TIME'S Production Department to produce separate Dry and Wet State editions without sacrificing speed or efficiency of delivery...
...ceremonies in San Francisco Bay. Off Point Sur, 110 mi. south of the Golden Gate, a dense fog closed around her. Suddenly just before the 8 o'clock morning watch was called, a large brown ship loomed out of the mists across her bow. The Chicago slackened speed, veered sharply to port. The brown ship scurried across her path, disappeared into the fog. Before the Chicago could swing her bow around again, a second ship, the British freighter Silver Palm, came plowing down on her out of the fog on the port side. The Chicago reversed engines, blared...
...Master's Voice (by Clare Kummer; Max Gordon, producer). Except for such rare fumbles as last month's Amourette, Playwright Kummer usually exhibits flash and speed if not power and drive. Having absolutely nothing to say, she nevertheless manages to say it pleasantly, and her latest piece, dealing with the young Farrars of Homewood, N. J., is additionally brightened by the return from Hollywood of droll Roland Young and crack-brained Laura Hope Crews. Ned Farrar (Mr. Young) is an irresponsible husband who "makes just enough not to get along on," loses his job, accepts a position...
...parents speed up their lagging children, prevent their being tardy at school? Last week Miss Nellie W. Birdsong, psychologist of Maryland State Normal School, told a Child Study Association meeting: "Children too frequently feel themselves the centre of attention when repeated calls are made for them to get up in the morning, to hurry over their dressing and to eat their meals. Flattered, they try to keep the centre of the stage by actions that seem to them to elicit this specific attention. A little seeming indifference on the part of parents and the throwing of more responsibility upon...
...Casey thought it expedient to vacate the car. After waiting half an hour Casey ventured to start the automobile, but Mrs. Casey would not consent to enter the vehicle until the coach had promised to drive slowly. The rest of the journey was made at a speed of 12 miles per hour, and it is reported that the Caseys did not reach their destination until 3 o'clock in the morning...