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President Coolidge signed the Jones-White Merchant Marine bill, providing this increase, the same day he vetoed the McNary-Haugen bill also provided comforting U. S. mail contracts for U. S. shipmen.

From Time Magazine Archive

Calvert and Captain Robert Coogan, 48, commandant of the brigade of mid shipmen, encourage their charges to question the rules they live by.

From Time Magazine Archive

Down it N'buqu led the way, followed by us all in turn the shipmen with many muttered prayers and misgivings.

From A Rip Van Winkle Of The Kalahari Seven Tales of South-West Africa by Cornell, Frederick

The devotion of the Naut� had been transferred from Apollo to St. Nicholas, patron of shipmen, Mercury had given place to St. Michael, and to each of those saints oratories were erected.

From The Story of Paris by Kimball, Katherine

"We heard from our friends on board that scurvy had broken out among the shipmen," said Carver motioning Standish to hold his peace.

From Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims by Austin, Jane G. (Jane Goodwin)