Word: fastest
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Seldom seen in pre-war Spain, but even more conspicuous last week, were the thin, elegant features of Ramón Serrano Suñer, fastest-climbing of Europe's modern politicos. Now 37, a lawyer educated in Italy, Señor Serrano's pre-war claims to distinction were his service as a Catholic deputy in the Cortes, his marriage to handsome Señorita Polo, sister of Señora Franco. His war record included an escape from Madrid's Model Prison, a trip to Germany to be feted by Nazis...
...Goose were anything but foolish: they outsmarted the Scandinavians at their own game in their home waters, won the Gold Cup in three straight races for the second year in a row. On both sides of the Atlantic, Goose was hailed as the world's fastest small boat, George Nichols one of the world's smartest helmsmen...
...year. She is newer than the Bremen, Europa, Ile de France. The Empress of Britain has such ultra-new luxuries as snip-to-shore telephones in her roomy apartments, full-sized tennis and squash courts, private baths with 70% of cabin-class rooms. She holds the record for the fastest land-to-land crossing of the Atlantic. She is the largest and fastest ship ever to go round the world. She has more space per cabin passenger than any other ship. Empress of Britain still retains the title of the most economical steamship afloat for fuel consumption per shaft horsepower...
...world. Italians are good at engineering, transportation, supply, sanitation. Italian planes are good, their pilots well trained in Ethiopia and Spain, but production is handicapped at all times because of lack of raw materials. On sea, Italy has cruisers (21 in commission, twelve abuilding) that are among the fastest in the world, a big destroyer and submarine fleet, plus mosquito-boats manned by daredevils, all of which makes Italy an ugly foe to fight in the western Mediterranean. Hero of the Italian navy is Rizzo, motorboat commander who sank an Austrian dreadnought in the World War 21 years ago. June...
...Stinsons, and generally regarded in aviation as the weakest of the big lines. Last year, by contrast, American was the only transcontinental line to show a profit-$213,000-while its two competitors, United and TWA, lost $997,000 and $773,000 respectively. American is today the biggest and fastest-growing airline in the U. S. In the first four months of 1939 its passenger revenue was 26% over a year...