Word: goldens
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Harriman's organization was specifically cited by the Post Office Department only for conducting a lottery. The other two organizations were cited not only for conducting lotteries but for obtaining money under fraudulent pretenses. Golden Stakes, run by Golden Stakes Advertising Corp., does not pretend to any motive of social benefit. Golden Stakes tickets, at $1 each, entitle their holders to see a flying circus at Fitzmaurice Flying Field at Massapequa Park, L. I. Ticket-holders may also enter a contest which consists of picking titles for six cartoons from the names of 25 songs listed under each. First...
...life of the world's most famed hemophiliac came to light last week when the onetime Crown Prince of Spain returned to Manhattan after a winter's painful stay in Havana. Alfonso Pio Cristino Eduardo Francisco Guillermo Carlos Enrique Eugenio Fernando Antonio Venancio, Knight of the Golden Fleece, was born Prince of Asturias 29 years ago next month. He grew up to be a sufferer from hemophilia. His skin is thin, his muscles soft, and his blood does not clot. Consequently a slight cut or bruise may start a fatal hemorrhage, as slight cuts and bruises...
...epic of U. S. railroad building ended with a mild clink in 1931. In that year Arthur Curtiss James tamped a golden spike into a convenient tie near Bieber, Calif., formally completing 200 miles of new track connecting Great Northern R. R. with his Western Pacific. After that, paralysis descended on what had once bean the lustiest field of U. S. business pioneering. Total mileage of new track laid by all U. S. railroads plummeted from 748 in 1931 to 163 in 1932, collapsed to 24 miles in 1933. In 1934, 76 miles of new track were laid, last year...
Also nearing completion is San Francisco's other great span, the Golden Gate Bridge which will link San Francisco to the north, cross the famed harbor entrance in one 6,450-ft. leap. Hung on two 746-ft. towers, 4.200 ft. apart, it will be the largest suspension bridge in the world when opened about March 1937, will have but a six-lane automobile deck with two pedestrian walks. Its cost, financed by local bond issues...
Sears & Ward- Last week Sears' President Robert E. Wood issued his Golden Jubilee annual report, which made an interesting comparison with the 64th annual report published last fortnight by Ward's President Sewell Lee Avery. Sears showed net sales of $392,000,000, up 23% from the year before. Ward's sales of $293,000,000 were the highest in its history, yet the gain from the previous twelve-month period was only 17%. Sears reported profits of $21,500,000, a 43% increase. On this item Ward did better than Sears, showing a 47% gain from...