Word: bonde
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Gold Bonds. Certain Americans, said Mr. Roosevelt, persuaded the Bolivians that they needed a lot of money. This was news to the Bolivians, but the Americans were convincing salesmen; a bond issue was floated. Interest was set at 8%, and an 8% commission was deducted by the salesmen. Of course, said the President, Bolivia was unable to pay either the interest or the principal. With obvious relish Mr. Roosevelt declared that the U.S. would never lend money that way again if he had anything to do with...
...only Bolivian bond issue in 1926 or 1927 which newsmen could uncover was a $14,000,000 issue of 7% gold bonds offered by Dillon, Read & Co. at 98½. A member of the firm then: James V. Forrestal now Under Secretary of the Navy...
Treasury Secretary Henry J. Morgenthau Jr. went to Portland, Ore. to spur the war bond drive, was given local apples to compare with his own New York State-grown product, compared them (see cut). At Henry Kaiser's Swan Island shipyard a young worker remarked: "Say, I always have wanted some money direct from the Treasury." The Secretary reached into his right-hand exchequer, gave him two bits...
Dunster House, recently at the bottom of the bond-purchasing line-up, rose to the top last week to take the lead from Kirkland House with sales totalling...
Determined Kirkland once again held the top position on the House-by-House listing of War Bond purchasers with $791.85 to its credit at the end of Joan Leslie Week. Autographed picture and note from the Hollywood star went to Robert Edmunds, who topped not only his fellow-Deacons, but all buyers in the College by choosing the $750.00 variety of bond...