Word: hammed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Once again Californians are about to vote solemnly-on November 7-on a screwball proposition lovingly called "ham-&-eggs"-pensions of $30 a week, payable every Thursday, to unemployed citizens over 50, to be financed in part by a tax of 3% on gross incomes (including securities sales) of over $3,000 a year...
...that "ham-&-eggs" would be defeated and Marlene Dietrich, new U. S. citizen, was registering to cast her first vote (see cut), many a California businessman was wondering what he would do if $30-every-Thursday became a reality...
Beyond the wondering stage and into reality went the San Francisco Exchange, which handles some $100,000,000 in sales annually, could clearly see its business vanishing into other States if "ham-&-eggs" brought the threat of an annual tax of $3,000,000-a tax greater than the total of brokers' commissions. If "ham-&-eggs" passed, announced President William R. Bacon, the Exchange would move to taxfree, divorce-famed Reno, Nev. No idle bluff was Frisco's Stock Exchange making. For last week papers for the incorporation of The San Francisco Stock Exchange Inc. were filed...
...long list of last year's stars have returned for Winthrop, including Sam Binnian, Puritan all-House guard last year; Ham Daughaday, Dick Eustis, and Bob Weller, of the second all-House team; and Ed Hindle, Jack Carpenter, Joe Pedon, and Phil Starr...
Adams has four returning veterans, namely, Norm Uptegraff, Ham Williston, Lou Bachrach, and Bill Magruder...