Word: amounts
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...public to lend him $35,500,000 was St. Donat's Castle in Wales, the Lord of San Simeon's European seigniory. Two months ago the registration statement by which Mr. Hearst sought the approval of the Securities & Exchange Commission for an issue of bonds to that amount was discreetly withdrawn. Recently, however, Publisher Hearst unburdened himself of four of his newspapers, and last week he succeeded in realizing a little something on St. Donat's. He sold the silverware...
...Receipts for the 12 months ended June 30, 1937 $564,571.09 Guarantees paid to visiting teams 174,015.15 Amount available for athletic and physical education 390,555.94 Total expenses for all these purposes 391,841.55 Excess of expenses over income...
...last half of the book is the socalled "yellow ribbon section." The quotations here are of a calibre far above the average. They often include a vast amount of information in a short space. A college thesis could be written from some of the entries here...
Freshmen are smoking more and reading less these days, a comprehensive survey (of the Union news stand) reveals. There is a marked drop in the amount of reading matter bought and a corresponding increase in the sale of cigarettes, indicating that if Yardlings read at all they read tobacco advertisements...
...Mexican oil production. He handed them an agreement promising them full control of the Poza Rica field, 7,700 of whose 13,000 proven acres Eagle already holds. In return Eagle agreed to give Mexico 15% to 35% of the petroleum it produced, varying with type and amount. Britain and Germany both began bargaining to buy from Mexico whatever portion of this oil royalty Mexican industry does not consume...