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...said that the town treasury had a surplus of half a million dollars. "What do you think?" said the letter, "would you rather reduce the town's debt another $100,000, leaving $400,000 to cut 1940 taxes-or cut 1940 taxes the full $500,000? The enclosed postcard is for your judgment. . . ." When Montclair's taxpayers had calmed down sufficiently to reply, they answered that they would take the $400,000 cut in the tax rate (which was already the lowest it has been in 13 years), and reduce the town debt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FISCAL: What Do You Think? | 2/26/1940 | See Source »

...completely appalling, and yet it was certain that Uncle Sam would not deliver his heartfelt sentiments in their present undressed condition. Driven to desperation by the necessity to express the innermost feelings of his soul, Vag ran to the nearest postoffice and inscribed his touching message on a penny postcard: "Give, Baby, this is leap year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Vagabond | 2/14/1940 | See Source »

...connection with this Taylor issued an appeal for all speakers to send in a postcard to Eliot House H-36 with information in answer to nine prepared questions. He explained that even those speakers already registered at Phillips Brooks House should do this, as the information will be supplementary to that already filed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TAYLOR PLANS REVISED LIST OF P.B.H. SPEAKERS | 2/6/1940 | See Source »

Best method is for each student to leave in his bluebook at each examination an addressed postcard, which the instructor in the course can fill out and send to him as soon as the grade is determined...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: POSTCARDS IN BLUEBOOK BEST WAY TO GET MARKS | 1/19/1940 | See Source »

...border, where, when confronted by Nazi guards, he said he was looking for a Swiss friend. He had about his person a perfectly valid passport, but also 15 sketches and maps of munitions depots and factories, as well as statistics of munitions deliveries, parts of gun mechanisms, and a postcard of Bürgerbräu Keller. He said he wanted to send the postcard to his father. He was arrested...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Himmler's Thriller | 12/4/1939 | See Source »

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