Word: months
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...very tough customer is Mr. Sherman Minton of New Albany, Ind. Boosted into the Senate three years ago with the help of his colleague, Frederick Van Nuys, he has now joined the rest of the Indiana Democratic machine in quietly cutting Senator Van Nuys' political throat. Last month Senator Minton introduced a bill making it a felony punishable by two years in jail and $1,000 to $10,000 fine to publish a "known untruth." The convicted magazine or newspaper would be suspended from the mails for six months. After vigorous editorial condemnation of his bill, Mr. Minton revealed...
...pointed out to the City Council that T. P. S. had spent $800,000 improving its property since his original offer, and the city's savings (from lower rates, etc.) would amount to $1,000,000. He will charge regular TVA rates: 75? for 25 kilowatt hours a month for residential use (T. P. S. rates: $1 for 15 kilowatt hours). City poles and wires already strung can be used to replace worn out poles and wires in the T. P. S. system when Mr. Mynatt takes it over...
Largest private holdings in TVA territory are those of $110,000,000 Tennessee Electric Power Co. But the next situation likely to develop is further down the river at Memphis. Month ago Paul Sawyer said that National Power would be happy to sell Memphis Power & Light at a fair price. Memphis replied that it would be happy to buy at a fair price...
...Endicott-Johnson, employing 20,000 shoe workers in five New York cities, announced a wage cut of 5%, atop a 10% cut last month...
Right in SEC's face a month ago, the Continental Securities case exploded; in court April 23 (TIME, May 2), counsel declared Continental's $3,300,000 assets had dwindled to $20,000. Last week-as SEC was laboriously delving into another phase of its investment trust inquiry, the accounts of the old Founders companies -the Continental case exploded again...