Word: wishart
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...home on the outskirts of Indianapolis, not in a racing car but in his 1939 Chevrolet sedan, he got off the road on a soft shoulder. The car skidded, hurtled off an embankment, pitched out a man who was as well known to latter-day race fans as were Wishart, De Palma and Rickenbacker before the War. Two days later, as it will to 30,000 far less skillful and less famed motorists in 1939, death came to "Wild Bill" Cummings...
...Cannes on the palmy Riviera last week duty called Edward of Wales to inspect the British destroyer H. M. S. Wishart, commanded by his cousin Lord Louis Mountbatten. Some years ago Alfonso XIII, then King of Spain, thought the Prince was deliberately insulting him when H. R. H. turned up at a review of the Spanish fleet in civilian grey flannels and a floppy soft hat (TIME, May 16, 1927). Last week loyal British residents of Cannes and officers of the Wishart understood that nothing was amiss when Royal Edward arrived for the inspection wearing rope-soled sandals, grey linen...
...only trouble was that H. R. H. must salute the quarterdeck of the Wishart on stepping aboard, could, by British Admiralty tradition, do so only with his hat on. Frantically someone produced a white linen one which the Prince brushed impatiently aside. Coaxed Mrs. Simpson: "Davie, dear! Please wear...
...damned if I will," said H. R. H. loudly, striding aboard the Wishart, saluting hatless while newscameras clicked...
Eight miles away the freighter Tsinan turned about and guided by the pillar of fire ascending to the sky made for the scene. The British destroyer Wishart, warned by wireless, arrived under forced draft at 8 p. m. Cautiously maneuvering through the murk her commander, with magnificent seamanship, brought the bow of his ship against the bow of the fiery Fulton, held her there while the remainder of those aboard the Fulton leaped to safety. A Filipino cook boy broke a leg, an electrician hurt his spine. Six others had lesser injuries but before morning all the Fulton...