Word: boosted
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...That the country is rolling in wealth which must be "siphoned off" is an erroneous and a dangerous generalization. In my travels I have seen hundreds of persons, never highly paid, who are in serious financial difficulties because of ever-increasing taxation and the great boost in living costs...
...cooperation with the Army, the Harvard Mountaineering Club has been testing equipment in Tuckerman's Ravine in New Hampshire. This wartime boost is just a continuation of action started...
...Days to Christmas. In Saskatoon, Sask., Scottish-born William Kinnear got his 1943 Christmas cards in the mail just ahead of the penny boost in postal rates...
...capital, thus lay down a broader base for further expansion in deposits, personal and commercial loans, other bank services. Like most U.S. banks, New York Trust is undercapitalized : since 1929 its deposits and business volume have almost doubled, its capital has remained unchanged. The new sale will boost capital $2,500,000 to $15,000,000, will raise the surplus about $6,000,000 to $31,000,000. If the New York Trust sale clicks other U.S. banks will probably follow suit...
Students at agricultural colleges usually get deferred, and the Islanders were loaded with veterans. The Varsity squad, on the other hand, had only two men back from last year's team--Don MacKinnon and Tom, Holyoke, both of whom helped boost the Harvard score...