Word: bankes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...That a gold bank should be established by mobilizing reserves of gold and foreign currencies, at present serving no economic function, and by an introduction of foreign capital...
...That foreign cooperation in the management of such a bank will be desirable for its ultimate success...
...mail. Dolores, his wife and her mother-in-law's echo, is learning to cook. His brother Gordon is on the eve of realizing his ambition: a Phi Beta Kappa Key at the Mid-State University and a job in the teller's cage at the Cranetown National Bank. Ma Actopel, a sacrificing wife who has seen hard times, now has hopes of ironing out her troubles. There even seems to be a chance of solving the problem of Ruth...
...went on, "in common with the citizens of all nations, that at last that lack of power to agree upon a common attitude and common action had brought all Europe to a most critical and dangerous situation. This is not time to mince words. The impenetrable and colossal fog bank of economic opinion, based upon premises of fact, which have changed so rapidly as to make them worthless even if they are in agreement." Stating that he could speak neither for the American Government nor for the American people, Mr. Dawes added: "But as an individual, I read in shame...
...complained particularly of counterchecks. Large numbers of them are written hurriedly, cashed, and then completely and serenely forgotten. Only one case strictly beyond accepted ethical standards was cited. That was an emergency budget measure adopted by a Harvard student last year. After he had boldly written checks until the bank was swamped, he came in with a handful of them, marked "No Funds," and declared that they were forgeries. A couple of days in jail however convinced him that he must have written them after all, and he confessed...