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...Zulus, right royal in black underwear, a hula skirt of sea grass, a tin crown. His sceptre is a broomstick, topped by a snow-white rooster. Preceding him is his Queen, behind are his capering dukes. The King mounts his throne-a decrepit easy chair on a mule-drawn wagon. Up darktown's Rampart Street whoop King and courtiers, laughing at the whites on the royal way. At 7 p. m. their parade ends, and the drinking and the loving begin. It is carnival for the merriest of people. It is also dark satire on the pretentious, elite Mardi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LOUISIANA: Coconuts | 12/4/1939 | See Source »

Crosley: station wagon (called "errand-wagon") at $420, "Parkway delivery" at $350. Claims: 50 miles per gallon, cent-a-mile operation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CARRIERS: Trucks, A.D. 1940 | 11/20/1939 | See Source »

Buick: sneaked into the show with a deluxe "estate wagon." Feature...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CARRIERS: Trucks, A.D. 1940 | 11/20/1939 | See Source »

Plymouth: built on the 1940 Plymouth car chassis, with regular 84 h.p. motor; four models, station-wagon $870, pick-up delivery $620.71, panel delivery $720, utility sedan $699. Feature: Plymouth car styling in front...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CARRIERS: Trucks, A.D. 1940 | 11/20/1939 | See Source »

Willys-Overland: a new station wagon at $799, a pick-up truck for $525, a panel delivery for $799. Claim: 20-28 miles on the gallon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CARRIERS: Trucks, A.D. 1940 | 11/20/1939 | See Source »

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