Word: loaned
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Mike practiced law sporadically, taught commercial law briefly at a Catholic high school, nibbled at the first political fare he could find-some insignificant but educational jobs with the federal Home Owners' Loan Corp. and a job in Toledo's municipal law department. What he yearned for was political office. After one false start, he made it-a term in the state legislature. In 1941, he was elected to the Toledo city council and made himself so popular he was re-elected four times. For two terms, he also served as vice mayor...
...listen in and make notations of each call. There were 45 calls from or about Dawson, 151 from Boyle or his office. Mostly, Boyle or his men wanted him to see some "very dear friend" on an RFC matter. And in August 1950, the Democratic Committee called about a loan for Pacific Rubber Co., a tire company "wholly or partly owned" by President Truman's good friend Edwin W. Pauley. Mr. Dunham gave it-"I don't like to use the word special"-consideration because "we were anxious to have small businesses interested in rubber production...
...social flies buzzed loudest around Dunham's head when he began taking an interest in the $37.5 million Lustron loan. Dunham suddenly decided that Social Buddy Rex Jacobs was just the man to make a production survey of Lustron. Jacobs reported back that...
...Goat. Dunham insisted that Dawson himself had never tried to influence him on a RFC loan. But, he conceded, "I think I have outlived my usefulness with the RFC." He had tentatively written out a resignation several weeks ago, he said, and gone to Florida for a vacation. There he got a call from RFC's Vice Chairman G. Edward Rowe. Rowe thought it "imperative" that he resign at once. "You just resign and say the committee crucified you," Rowe told him. "I think that will straighten out the whole matter." To be helpful, Rowe even dictated the letter...
...home loan again outrushed the visitors, and Corning was able to hold out until Kittredge returned...