Word: drives
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Chicago the battle of the mannequins was waged most politely. Professional models, from their headquarters on East Wacker Drive, sent an appeal to the Gold Coast to refrain from this ruinous competition on the grounds of sportsmanship. Touched, many debutantes promised that they would...
...HOLC bonds, now being issued at the rate of $200,000,000 per month in exchange for defaulted mortgages. Ultimately HOLC will also need at least $300,000,000 in cash. After a big HOLC issue (for cash) flopped last summer, the bankers were summoned, and a great selling drive started to convince small investors that the bonds were, if not as good as gold, at least as good as the Treasury's paper dollar...
...floating power" became in France "le moteur flottant" of Citroën. It helped, but not enough. This year, slipping perilously near to bankruptcy, M. Citroën struck out with a new car of his own which has made Paris sit up and stare. It has front wheel drive, "knee action" on all four wheels and lines phenomenally low and streamy...
...first two months of the Federal Housing Administration's drive American Radiator business had jumped 40% ahead of the same months of 1933, said Mr. Woolley. In the first two weeks of October sales were up 75%. "And remember." said he. "that only the home repair loan section of the Act is effective as yet. When Title II, providing for financing of new homes and apartments, goes into effect in November, the building trades will get another sharp step forward...
...such messages as: ''Sacramento reports 1,000 increased employment in the building trades this month over last. Material dealers extremely busy and painters not to be had.''* Companies like Johns-Manville, National Radiator. U. S. Radiator, Sears Roebuck, were all cashing in on the great drive for home renovation...