Word: teller
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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That was in 1917. George was a good bank clerk, and in three years he was a teller at $1,080 a year. He joined the Rotary Club, the Masons and the Chamber of Commerce, contributed to charities and led an exemplary life. But after George got married in 1927, he discovered that he couldn't live on his salary even though it had been raised, as a reward for a decade of hard work, to $1,400. George did not ask for another raise-even after brother Orville became the bank president. But in order to feed...
...characteristic courage, piety and arrogance which their descendants never ]equaled and have seldom been able to understand. Nowadays, when the West is once again fighting a struggle for its faith and its culture, the Crusaders' history seems a bit more relevant. Fortunately, it has found a good teller...
Franklin is a master story-teller. Treating himself almost as a third person, he always emerges as the hero of every tale. This is as it should be. By any standards, Franklin is a great man. He made lots of money, he won lots of women, and for years, he matched daring with death every Sunday afternoon to win over even the most devout afficionados...
...night last week. Instead, listeners heard the weary voice of outgoing Finance Minister Eliezer Kaplan: starting in 48 hours, Israelis would have to turn in their old currency, printed in 1948, and would receive new notes in return. As each Israeli shoved his currency through the bank window, the teller would automatically deduct 10% on all notes of five Israeli pounds and above, as a complusory government loan, repayable in 15 years with 4% annual interest. Bank deposits of ?50 and above would be assessed in the same...
...goes. Bemelmans is funny--funnier at certain times than others, but always funny. He is a story teller with a fresh and appealing style. Those who have read him need no encouragement. For those who haven't an investigation is well worthwhile...