Word: crediteer
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Many a sound money man breathed easier. No confidence have financiers in "controlled" inflation of the currency. In spite of the dollar being off gold and selling at 60-odd in international exchange, the dollar is still a dollar to John Citizen, is still backed by perfectly sound government credit. Yet let the printing presses once start pouring out dollar bills, and some morning John Citizen would suddenly realize he did not trust the dollar. When citizens of any country lose faith in money, there follows a rush to change currency into commodities-just such a panic as there...
...Freshmen played Exeter to a 6-6 tie last Saturday and lost to Phillips Andover 7-0 the week before. Worcester has a 6-0 victory over Lawrence to its credit, but lost to Cushing Academy...
Talk of war and another 1914 crisis has done its share in adding to the scares and apprehensions which the economic world trembles over, but while statesmen issue notes in stirring phrases the fortunate truth is that money and credit are not as abundant as they were twenty years ago and the likelihood of armed conflict is therefore remote...
...infallible) to sell our merchandise for at least 6% less than we could if we did not sell exclusively for cash." Macy's competitors saw to it that the Retail Code says: "No retailer shall use advertising which refers inaccurately ... to any competitor or his merchandise, prices, values, credit terms, policies or services." When Macy's observed, "Subdivisions 4 and 5 are aimed at Macy's and everybody knows it," nobody took the trouble to deny...
...General. Mr. Whiteside recommended that the price-fixing clause be approved. Onetime member of the War Industries Board and now president of Dun & Bradstreet, Mr. Whiteside is a pillar of the NRA and in line for head of one of the four permanent divisions. A sallow, bristle-haired credit man of 50, he handled the shipbuilding, woolen goods and underwear codes...