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Actually, Willys-Overland had never made claims that the jeep would replace the tractor. But it had pointed out that a jeep could be mighty handy around a farm to pull a plow or harrow, run a saw or threshing machine, drill post holes and also take the farmer and his family to town. As to price, the jeep-makers had never predicted any lower than $900 (in vast quantities the Army paid $875 apiece...
...Black took a look. Then, murmuring soothingly, he flicked a metal instrument that looked something like a small pneumatic drill past Mr. Tucker's suspicious eyes and went to work. But Mr. Tucker just relaxed. He felt no jarring, no pressure, no buzzing. Few, if any, of Dr. Black's fingers were in his mouth at any one time. All Patient Tucker felt was an occasional tiny, cool jet of air. When the session was over, he rushed out of the dentist's office to tell people that the days of the buzzing, overheating dentist...
...farmer's car-of -all-trades, the new jeep can pull a plow, harrow or load of hay; by means of a power take-off at the rear it can run a saw, threshing machine, or drill post holes. Slicked up, with top, side curtains, and comfortable seats, it can carry farmer & family to town. Willys expects to make 20,000 civilian jeeps this year, expects to sell them in the neighborhood...
...Aldershot, Britain's great permanent military camp and drill ground for thousands of Canadians in World Wars I & II, nearly 30,000 homesick Canadian soldiers waited impatiently to be sent back to Canada. Some were waiting to be redeployed to the Pacific. They were bored with the monotony of Aldershot life, resentful of the delay in getting home, the poor food, lack of money and what they felt were fleecing tactics by local shopkeepers...
...Germain's form by far the biggest part of the pro gram. By August i there will be one such school for every 1,000 soldiers. Every soldier who is not assigned to urgent duty will be required to attend for two hours a day (unless he prefers drill and supervised athletics) until there is enough shipping space to bring him home...