Word: branch
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Cool Millions. To popular President Uriburu, scarce 36 hours after the last shot was fired last week, came representatives of Buenos Aires' 14 biggest banks and branch banks (including Manhattan's National City, Boston's First National, Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of London & South America...
...Scoop-of-the-week went to no London or New York paper, instead to the Des Moines (Iowa) Register whose Correspondent Harlan Miller beat Argentine censorship by innocently strolling into the Buenes Aires branch of Pan American Airways Inc. asking: "Can I use your phone?" A call from this discreet firm to an Iowa number roused no Argentine suspicions. Soon Mr. Miller was telling his editor about the fatal wedding breakfast, firing off other graphic scoop details which censorship held up for days...
...Bank of Italy. Stoutest of all advocates of branch banking is Amadeo Peter Giannini, and classic example of a bank-with-branches is the Giannini-founded, Giannini-expanded Bank of Italy National Trust & Savings Association. California-wide institution. Last week it was revealed that soon Bank of Italy will succumb to the same forces of expansion and merging which it created. As soon as details are worked out, Bank of Italy will merge with Bank of America of California, newer Giannini institution. The new bank will be called Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association, will have resources...
...last week's deal-plans is evidence that Transamerica's management still believes nation-wide branch banking is sure to come, prepares...
Sept.4-6?Meeting of the American Urological Society (western branch); at Los Angeles, Calif...