Word: bond
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Were the atrocity stories supposed to help the sale of war bonds? All over the U.S., plain citizens thought so (bond sales zoomed, even doubled for several days after publication). Said Albuquerque's Dr. V. H. Spensley, a dentist whose son died in a Jap prison camp: "I can't understand why such information should be brought out now . . . except to sell bonds. For that purpose it's absolutely rotten. If the morality of America has sunk so low it required this kind of propaganda to sell bonds, we wonder what the boys are fighting...
With a battle-cry of "Double The Quota," Harvard's three civilian Houses competing in the Fourth War Loan last week pushed total Bond sales way over the $3000 quota set for the three Houses. The three Houses are much more closely grouped at this time than they were last week. Dunster leads with a total of $1830. Lowell House is following closely on the Funsters' heels with $1700. Adams House has made great strides from last week's low position, now having a total...
...Bond sales are climbing steadily as the Fourth War Loan Drive at Harvard progresses under the competitive impetus of Harvard's three civilian Houses. Dunster leads with total sales of $1360. In second place is Lowell House with $881.25. The $252.20 sold in Adams House puts it in the trailing position...
...Funsters in a dining hall selling spree, swept a waitress off her feet to the tune of four $100 bonds. Another resident bought a $500 bond, putting Dunster over this week's quota and this plus other sales equals 45 per cent of her total quota. William L. Sprout '47, is chairman of their drive...
Jackpot tells of a beautiful girl (Nanette Fabray) who agrees to marry the winner of a huge War Bond raffle. The winner is three Marines, and it takes many dreary double-entendres and much dreary horse play to get two of them...