Word: rumors
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...generally conceded that the trend of public opinion is increasingly favorable to the extension of branchbanking." But Mr. Walker's letter of last week reported: "There is no apparent likelihood that nation-wide branchbanking will be authorized by law in the near future." He then confirmed the recent rumor that Transamerica will sell its controlling interest in banks, chief of which are Bank of America, New York, and Bank of America. California. During the week stockholders were assured that no hurried sale will be made, a buyer will be awaited. Current reports were that Bank of America. New York...
...rude shock. There was the disgraceful affair off Malta in 1928 when Rear Admiral Bernard St. George Collard was compulsorily retired for shameful conduct, such as insulting Bandmaster Percy Barnacle (TIME, March 6, 1928 et seq.). Last January the crew of the submarine tender Lucia mutinied on a rumor that their Christmas leave was to be cancelled and that they were to paint ship on Sunday (TIME, Jan. 19). All papers last week harked back to the great mutiny of 1797 when the underpaid, scurvy-ridden crews off Spithead and off the Nore turned on their officers. That came...
...little help from the French Foreign Office. The only official statement on the objects of the Berlin visit last week was a brief announcement to the effect that conversations in Berlin will be limited to economic questions entirely. No political questions will be broached. Correspondents sifting through bales of rumor found definite points of discussion...
...resemblance of Physical Culture to Cosmopolitan in layout, illustration & typography sharply recalls the fact that Editor Harry Payne Burton goes Oct. 1 to succeed outgoing Editor Ray Long of Cosmopolitan. (Also it revives a rumor that Cosmopolitan may likewise reduce its price from 25 cents to 10 cents.) But the Physical Culture which was executed by Editor Burton had been conceived by Di rector Oursler. Highbrowed, spectacled. Editor Oursler is 38, wrote his first play when he was 9. At 16 he was a reporter on the Baltimore American, at 19 its music critic. He was a piano salesman...
Soldiers & sailors take an oath to defend the best interests of their country, come what may, but Chilean sailors, members of the second greatest fleet in South America, do not care. Early last week rumor ran through the battle fleet at Coquimbo that the Provisional Government of President Manuel Trucco (third since the flight of Dictator Ibanez), was preparing to cut the pay of all noncommissioned ratings as an economy move. Overnight mutiny flared...