[Ads-l] More skateboard language

[Steven Losie]

ProQuest has a couple of articles with early usages of skateboard terms:

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The British Isle of Wight has a riding sport that's as thrilling to the
kids as any. It's called skate boarding and provides its young fans with
many a thrill.

[..]

Young skate board fans take a curve in their stride on the Isle of Wight.

[..]

Riding down Hope Beach Hill, two of the skate board enthusiasts show off
their skill in balancing.
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Source: Philadelphia Inquirer Magazine, April 22, 1956, p.40-41
Article title: Sit-Down Skating
Database: ProQuest Historical Newspapers

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[title]Skateboard Ban Drive Growing

The campaign against skateboarding in Valley communities is mounting and a
countrywide ban, as sought by some, would be welcomed by countless
thousands—including a growing number of skateboarders.

Skateboarding, to the uninformed, is one of the latest rages of the
teen-age set.
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Source: Los Angeles Times, April 29, 1962, Section K (San Gabriel Valley),
p.14, col.1
Article title: Skateboard Ban Drive Growing
Author: Gene Earl
Database: ProQuest Historical Newspapers

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