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...raised eyebrow among U. S. tennis fans. Last week, however, with America's top-notch amateurs competing at home instead of at Wimbledon, the tennis world watched with interest. Most eyes were on North Conway. For the Gold Racquet tournament-inaugurated last year by Manhattan Banker Harvey D. Gibson to publicize his native village as a summer as well as a winter resort-has already become an important event on the U. S. tennis calendar. On display at North Conway was 20-year-old Frank Kovacs...
...besides asking her to work too much, the Casino had failed to protect her doves from an unknown bird fancier, who took pot shots at the doves with a BB gun while they were protecting strategic points. At last, she said, she had appealed to Fair Chairman Harvey D. Gibson, who gave her a game warden to protect her fowl. At week's end Rosita had appealed to the American Guild of Variety Artists to settle her troubles, was still turning up at the Casino, ready to strut her pigeons if the Casino would pay her salary...
...popular and publicity success, the New York World's Fair of 1939 was a financial flop. By midseason, exhibitors and merchants holding $28,000,000 of its 4% debentures had forced out overconfident Grover Whalen, put Banker Harvey Dow Gibson (Manufacturers Trust Co.) in charge of the books. In September, to help the Fair pay its bills, bondholders had to sacrifice their 40% lien on the gate receipts. During 1939, the bonds dropped from...
When he opened the 1940 Fair this spring, Banker Gibson was not overconfident. Said he, "If everybody who comes to the Fair has a good time, we will be satisfied." No showman, he gave the Fair a banker-like administration. Though the cost of the Fair's service contracts increased, total operating costs were cut 31% under last year...
Last week Banker Gibson cast up his accounts. Despite a 21% drop in attendance under 1939, the Fair had $651,184 in cash, no current overdue debts. Debenture holders, their $28,000,000 already reduced to $24,000,000, were promised another $1,200,000 next month. And their guarantee of 40% of the gate was restored...