Word: teller
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...formed his own Hoving Corp. to "acquire and operate" stores "with an annual volume of between $150 and $200 million." Many a merchandiser, who regarded Hoving's cold self-confidence as plain conceit, shrugged off this big talk. But last week Hoving, who bought Manhattan's Bonwit Teller two years ago (TIME, June 10, 1946), took another step toward his goal...
...decide the question, the Labor government permitted a rare "free vote." Laborites could vote as they chose without regard to the official party stand. Only 75 Labor M.P.s heeded House Leader Herbert Morrison's plea to keep the death penalty. As the teller reported that 245 had voted to abolish the penalty, 222 to keep it, M.P.s cheered, shouted, wept and threw papers into...
Divorced. Milton Berle, 39, radio's tireless teller of famed old jokes; by Blond Beauty Joyce Mathews, 27; after six years, one child (adopted); in Reno...
...Come-on. Sagging fur sales caused Manhattan's Bonwit Teller store to try a new selling come-on. In full-page newspaper ads, it promised refunds to match any congressional reduction in the 20% fur tax before...
Withdrawal. In Addison± Mich., a man entered the Addison State Savings Bank, patiently waited more than half an hour for his turn, finally got to the teller, pulled a gun, got away with...