Jeep Bibliography -- (UNCLASSIFIED)

Mullins, Bill AMRDEC Bill.Mullins at US.ARMY.MIL
Wed Sep 22 16:52:29 UTC 2010


Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE


Le Rambler, "The Stuff is Here" [Kansas City MO] _Kansas American_
3/28/1936 p 6 col 1 [listed as _Kansas Whip_ in metadata; this is an
African American newspaper]
[This block of text was on the left edge of the page, and was not fully
captured when digitized.  I'll try and reproduce it as it appears.]
"--NOW TRUCK--
that guy now in the car
t awful, horrid crime.  What
 the head?  A jeep maybe?"



Bert E. Collyer, "Collyer's Comments on the Sport of Kings" _Dallas
Morning News_ 4/29/1936 Sec II p 4 col 6  [also New Orleans _Times
Picayune_ 4/29/1936, p 15 col 7.  Commentary on Horse Racing.]
"But getting down to brass tacks, this is the little jeep slipped by the
lads at Jamaica XXX special."

Bert E. Collyer, "Collyer's Comments on the Sport of Kings" _Dallas
Morning News_ 7/5/1936 Sec IV p 7 col 6
"Gange, here is a little "jeep" from the Kilmer Stable and on which the
"word" is "Tell the gang to go get vacation money here.""

Cleveland OH _Plain Dealer_ 1/24/1937 p 54 col 6
"From Buffalo is coming the craziest of all dance crazes -- the Jeep.  A
cross between an old-time hill-billy jig, a collegiate hop and the
contortions of Popeye the Sailor's pet Jeep, from which it derives its
name, it threatens to disrupt most dance floors between the Catskills
and the Rockies if ball room owners don't literally stamp a stern foot
on it."

Topeka edition of Kansas City KS _Plaindealer_ 7/23/1937 p 5 col 1 [this
is an African American newspaper]
"Officers and members of the Les Debuteens which recently sponsored a
Jeep ride to Swope Park are as follows: [long list of names]"
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

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