Word: fees
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...with him. The hired hand was husky, hard-drinking Tom Lincoln. When the trader's wife objected to having an unmarried expectant mother under her roof, the trader gave Tom $15, a mare and a mule, to take Nancy away and marry her. After a brawl over the fee, the marriage was performed on June 12, 1806. Judge Alley is not positive of Abe's birthplace or the date. He strongly suspects the child saw the marriage ceremony...
Another unusual opportunity offered this year is associate membership at a reduced fee to men whose hobbies are related in any way to flying. Navigators, aerial photographers, and meteorologists may take active part...
...meeting yesterday the class of 100 was divided into two sections, which will meet three times a week during the next six weeks. Since Mr. Wilking expects many students to drop the course, he does not think that the sections will be too large. $10 is the course fee for those who can afford...
...average-earnings provision is little changed, gives corporations an excess-profits tax credit equal to average annual earnings in the four years ended 1939. For these concessions, however, Congress exacted a fee-excess-profits taxes were jumped 10% in each bracket, now run from 35% on the first $20,000 of excess profits to 60% on everything over...
When farmers refused to pay the Stirone organization a fee for working on the projects, a reign of terror was begun which finally ended in the trial of Stirone unionists-but not Nick. From the stand, Stirone was accused of telling an aide that he wanted a contractor and two C.I.O organizers murdered, that he wanted people to "shiver in their boots when Nick Stirone was mentioned." Last month Stirone was hauled into court by the business agent of a laborer's local, who wanted Nick put under bond to keep the peace because "he said he would cave...