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Word: dinkier (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Hotel Depression was the report made last week by the Bowman-Biltmore chain, with hotels in Manhattan, Los Angeles, Providence, Atlanta and Havana, which showed a $121,000 loss for the six months ended June 30 against a $492,000 profit before Federal taxes in the corresponding 1930 period. Dinkier Hotels Co., operating in the South (Hotel Ansley, Atlanta; the Tutwiler, Birmingham; the Andrew Jackson, Nashville) last year earned $62,000 against $251,000 in 1929. A drop to $84,000 from $120,000 was shown last year by big United Hotels Co. of America which operates 20 hotels...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: Grand Hotel | 9/28/1931 | See Source »

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