Word: eastbound
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...were men like Marshal Edward Smigly-Rydz (now also in Rumania) criticized for their professional handling of the Polish Army, but they were roundly condemned for leaving their country while their Army was still fighting. Exception was General Casimir Sosnokowski, who led a last-ditch offensive action against the eastbound Germans near Lwów even while Soviet troops approached from the other direction. Last week General Sosnokowski arrived safely in Paris, and his aide, a Colonel Dehnel, told newsmen the story of the General's escape...
...sailing might be suspended for from two weeks to kingdom-come. Italian liners, after hugging home ports since the outbreak of war, took to the sea again on schedule, but avoided such danger ports as Cannes and Gibraltar. Holland-America was still running full tilt, but on the eastbound trip sailed directly to Antwerp and Rotterdam. Swedish American cautiously shifted to more northerly routes, tacking as much as two days to its timetable...
...American: (Eastbound) leaves Port Washington Wednesday 12 noon, E.S.T., arrives Marseille Friday 3 p.m., G.C.T.; leaves Port Washington Saturday 7:30 a.m., E.S.T., arrives Southampton Sunday 1 p.m., G.C.T. (Westbound) leaves Marseille Sunday 8 a.m., G.C.T., arrives Port Washington Tuesday 7 a.m., E.S.T.; leaves Southampton Wednesday 12 noon, G.C.T., arrives Port Washington Thursday 3 p.m., E.S.T...
Imperial: (Eastbound) leaves Port Washington Wednesday 3 p.m., E.S.T., arrives Southampton Friday 2 p.m., G.C.T. (Westbound) leaves Southampton Saturday 1 p.m., G.C.T., arrives Port Washington Sunday 6 p.m., E.S.T...
...great foe of fliers, is no fun for railroaders either. One night last week fog was thick on the Pennsylvania R.R.'s tracks near Bradford, Ohio. An eastbound freight stopped at Bradford for coal. Another train, following too closely behind, rammed into it, flinging wreckage onto the adjoining track. On that track a fast fruit train, hauled by two locomotives, was booming along with an all-clear signal. It butted into the debris; a half-mile of cars slithered off the rails like a wounded snake. Three crew men were killed, four more badly hurt. It was the worst...