Word: branch
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...passed his examinations for admittance into the College, but did not register in September. Shortly afterward he joined the Wynne Bevan Ambulance Corps, an English organization. He was only 18 years old, the youngest of the five Americans in the Bevan service, and also the youngest American in any branch of the army in Italy. The other members of the ambulance corps are English citizens...
That the business of the Co-operative Society has been considerably affected by conditions imposed by the war is the substance of the semi-annual report issued by the Society. For the six months ending December 30, 1917, the total sales at the main store and its branch amounted to $204,085.47 as against $260,513.37 for the corresponding period in 1916, which represents a decrease of $56,427.90. A year ago, however, the Society made a phenomenal showing in net profits so that the present shrinkage is more considerable in comparison. The gain indicated by the report...
...departments supervising the sale of books and furniture that the loss was most evident. Gross profits from dealings at the main store and its branch amounted to $43,283.98, as compared with $54,586.26 a year ago. This shows a decrease of $11,302.28. Considering receipts from membership fees and incidental income the not profits for the half-year were...
...earnings of the Technology Branch, as revealed by the semi-annual statement, more than prove that the establishment of such a store was a profitable experiment, and with reasonable prosperity during the remainder of the year that branch will earn for its members a higher rate on the dividend than will be earned on the business of the main store. The latter, however, has accumulated from the proceeds of preceding years a surplus which can be used to make up for any loss. A considerable reduction in expenses also was made. The reason assigned for the difference between the amount...
Putnam was graduated from Newton High School in 1916. Last spring he went to France with an ambulance unit and after finishing his work in that branch entered the aviation service. In a letter to a friend several weeks ago, Putnam told of a 2,000-foot fall, from which he escaped with nothing more serious than two broken teeth...