Jeep Bibliography -- (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Jonathan Lighter]

Yeah, Popeye's "Jeep" was a big deal in those innocent days.

I mean innocent compared to now.

JL

On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Mullins, Bill AMRDEC <
Bill.Mullins at us.army.mil> wrote:

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> 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?"
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> 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."
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> 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.""
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> 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."
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> 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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