Word: firming
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...chief credit is due, as in every other year, to Henry Ittleson, founder-president of C. I. T. In 1908 President Ittleson was secretary and general manager of the May department store in St. Louis. He saw that credit was necessary to customers, that giving credit tied up the firm's funds. He had an idea which probably led to the birth of instalment financing. But he prefers to say he merely developed a situation...
Chairman Chadbourne is no sugarman, but his firm of Chadbourne, Stanchfield & Levy is as impressive in law groups as his 6 ft. 6 in. of physique is among men, his Jezebel among yachts. While his interest in sugar may be academic, it has a family base. His brother, W. A. Chadbourne, owns two large plantations in Cuba, has not fared very well. Lawyer Chadbourne is said to have been suggested for the position by Col. John R. Simpson, head of Cuba Cane Products Co., biggest of producers...
...Heine emphasized that contact glasses must be fitted only by highly experienced ophthalmologists, for the danger of an ill-trained man injuring his patient's eyes is great. For fitting such glasses 39 lenses are necessary. The only firm which grinds these highly exact lenses is the Zeiss Works at Jena. The lenses must be curved on their inner (concave) side almost but not exactly to match the curve of the eyeballs. Nor may their optical curve be exactly that of ordinary eyeglasses. Contact lenses are held against the eyeballs by the capillary suction of tear water. Thin though...
...learning at Dayton, Tenn., scene of its namesake's last triumphs and death. Until buildings are completed, classes will be held at the Rhea County High School. Matriculating students may be of any race, creed or sect, but administrative officers and faculty of the college must be firm believers in Old-time Religion. First President, also an nounced last week: Dr. George E. Guille, longtime extension Bible teacher at Moody Bible Institute, Chicago...
...well with successful, individualistic Nelson Doubleday after their conjunction. But his resignation was stated to be "accompanied by the utmost goodwill of all concerned." Testimony to this are the facts that he will keep his stock in Doubleday, Doran & Co., that his name will not be stricken from the firm's title...