Word: bank
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...example, in Iowa's Mahaska County, one farmer let 176 of his 800 acres lie idle in the now-expiring soil-bank "acreage reserve," this year put only 14 acres in corn. In a move matched by many a neighbor, he decided after last week's vote to plant corn on 250 to 300 acres-18 times as much as this year. "If they want corn," said he, "we'll give 'em corn...
...Halpert are understandably indignant over the invasion of the domain they have defended so jealously for so long. The new gamblers in the art market plunge only on established painters-those already on the big board, so to speak. The purists argue that pictures held like stocks in a bank vault do no one any good. They insist they would rather hold such pictures for the public-which is to say, for the museums-or, failing that, for private collectors who will at least cherish them...
...executive closet at Christmas time. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing will send out samples of its Scotch tape products, while Seattle's Simpson Timber Co. will content itself-and many a housewife-with a box of Christmas wreaths and greens. Dozens of others will cut it out altogether. The Bank of America is just sending cards-after all, the thought is what counts. Some, like Magnolia Petroleum Co.. will pass even that token...
...Bradley Co., of Boston, has placed a $350,00 first mortgage for Sullivan's motel at the Suffolk-Franklin Savings Bank...
...Banks & Missiles. One of the first test machines was put to work for Cummins-Chicago Corp., makers of bank business machines, which needed a 600% increase in a certain manufacturing process; it got a 1,200% increase. The company also hoped to save $500 a week; it now saves about $1,000 a week on the process. Now Topp's Micro-Path division, headed by Thomas F. Johns, is out showing the machine to U.S. industry. North American Aviation wants four of the machines; Hughes Aircraft is interested in using the machine on a 20-ft. lathe to drill...