Word: profitable
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...that a local library club had voted 13-to-2 to boycott Anne Morrow Lindbergh's book, Listen! The Wind! "I objected," ejaculated Mr. Russell, "to the purchase of this book, and as an American citizen refuse to be a partner to any operation that means royalty or profit to Mr. & Mrs. Lindbergh in the light of the recent publicity they have...
...show. Cocteau, who calls himself "John the Bird-catcher," at once slapped a five-million-franc damage suit on the city of Paris, alleging his play has "great artistic merit" and insisting that it was left "to the discretion of the teachers to choose the pupils most worthy to profit by the offer of free tickets...
...good American college has abandoned the 'take-it-or-leave-it' policy of the last century, and it believes in a wise sympathetic selection of those who will profit by its offerings," Mr. Gummere said in summarizing the attitude taken by most colleges on the admissions problem...
...bidder-a Seiberling representative-turned up at the sale. He bid just once: $752,000. Thus, F. A.'s company bought back its entire funded debt, $2,350,000, at 32% of its face value, simultaneously paying off Ohio Goodyear's bank debt and canceling the profit from the stock sale. However, on the paper profit ($1,598,000) from acquiring the debentures at the written-down figure, Seiberling Rubber Co. must pay a 19% capital-gains tax of $303,620. Net result: Seiberling Rubber retired its $3,100,000 loan by a cash outlay...
...company has had as many ups & downs as an old inner tube. For the last fiscal year (ending October 31), with Son J. Penfield ("Shorty") Seiberling moving up to the presidency and septuagenarian "F. A." to the chairmanship, the company is expected to show a profit running into "six figures...