Word: spent
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...difference between the deficit, $1,459,000,000 and the increase of the public debt, $740,000,000 was due to the fact that the Treasury spent $337,000,000 of its cash on hand at the end of the previous year, and $382,000,000 of net receipts from Government trust accounts...
While both societies have decided Fascist or Nazi complexions, neither plugs Party propaganda unduly. Periodically both think of themselves as part of a world-wide working people's organization for better-spent leisure. At Berlin is located an International Central Office for Work and Joy, presided over by Dr. Robert Ley, the German Labor Front-Leader. This bureau grew out of two World Congresses for Recreation, the first in Los Angeles in 1932, the second in Hamburg in 1936. The third-with the name now changed by Dr. Ley to the World Congress for Work and Joy-was held...
...Publisher Stern's advertisement: "I Can Tell You That a confidential conference between President Roosevelt and a foremost naval designer, held secretly in the White House, was known in detail in Nazi spy headquarters in Germany within a few hours! "I Can Tell You That the Nazi Government spent huge sums to further their espionage in this country. . . ." U. S. Attorney Lamar Hardy, in charge of the spy prosecutions in Manhattan, feared that the articles might help his quarry defend themselves. He sought a court order to restrain Publisher Stern from printing the stories before the trials. Said...
...about 3,800,000,000 cigarets. This was a puny total compared with some 35,000,000,000 each sold by Camels, Luckies, Chesterfields. But it was more than half the 5,300,000,000 of Old Gold. Presumably Lorillard Co. executives, who in 1926 had spent $15,000,000 to launch Old Gold, breathed easier with Mac's death. Much of the tobacco industry laid Philip Morris' tremendous success primarily to the personalities of Rube and Mac. That Philip Morris had other assets was presently demonstrated. New President Chalkley and First Vice President Lyon increased Philip Morris...
...Morris has for five years had the fastest growth of them all. This, Milton Biow lays to the fact that Philip Morris has stuck to one theme and one slogan without switching from one idea to another every few months as do many others. At any rate Philip Morris spent only $908,497 for advertising (exclusive of radio talent) in 1937 as compared with $8,500,000 for Camel, $8,900,000 for Chesterfield, $5,600,000 for Luckies, and $4,000,000 for Old Gold. And Philip Morris sold 8,200 cigarets per dollar of advertising against...