Word: par
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...second, crashed out an eagle 3 on the ninth for a 33 out, came back in 37 to lead the field with a total of 142. Jones's 73 on this round might easily have been several strokes better or worse. He took a six on one par four hole, and on the ninth, playing his second to the green, he whizzed a low shot into the pond. Going fast, the ball ricocheted, ran up the bank. Jones laid his next dead for a birdie four...
...Hearst employes at $24 per share. The extent of the privilege to buy will be based upon salary; ranging from 10 shares for those earning up to $1,500 yearly, to a maximum of 2,000 shares for $50,000- (or more)-per-year men. The stock has par value of $25, to bear 7% yearly. Employes may pay for it at $1 per month, may not dispose of it without permission of the corporation. However, control of the voting stock will remain for the present in the hands of Publisher Hearst...
Died. Louis Lucien Klotz, 62, War-time French Minister of Finance, deviser of many a scheme intended to restore the franc to par, who in 1928 resigned from the French Senate under charges of issuing bad checks to make up losses in the New York stockmarket, for which crime he was given a sentence, later suspended, of two years in prison (TIME, July 22); suddenly, in poverty; in Paris...
...does not intend that his Old Lady shall be alone in her industrial adventure. Last fortnight London businessmen were startled by the announcement that the Bank of England had formed the Bankers' Industrial Development Co., whose $30,000,000 capital consists only of 60 shares each having par value of $500,000. Forty-five of these shares were subscribed for by leading British banks, the remainder were bought by Securities Management Trust. While the condition of British industry has demanded unusual steps, few Britishers hoped for as forceful a policy as Governor Norman has started...
...victory that finally gave the visitors a 7 to 6 triumph. After twice coming from behind to tie the score the Crimson committed a boner that would not have affected the score had there been only mediocre opposition but the Orange had been playing the home team on a par throughout and utilized this break to rive itself the game...