Seaning is conducted on a large scale at St. Ives for the capture of pilchards […]

That night Marylou took everything in the books; she took tea, goofballs, benny, liquor, and even asked Old Bull for a shot of M, which of course he didn’t give her; he did give her a martini.

Walnuts, chestnuts, apples, Chinese grapefruits and oranges each added their stamp of approval to that celebration.

Undershootings, overshootings, skewshootings and Chinese landings (with one wing low) were a constant worry to Station Commanders, and inability, by reason of shot and shell, to lower or lock landing wheels took a heavy toll.