Word: tolles
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...their civilian sympathizers on housetops fired into the ranks of the soldier-captors, killed 20. Soon after the officers were imprisoned, the crack of rifle squads sounded grimly from behind the walls. Until late evening guerrilla warfare continued between automobile loads of soldiers and civilians. Estimated day's toll: 120 dead, 250 wounded...
Said Film Actress Helen Hayes to Manhattan reporters: "I hope to be able to make Hollywood pay its toll by using the 'movie name' Hollywood has given me to lure into the theatre many people who will attend only out of curiosity to see a 'movie star' in the flesh. If the George Arlisses, the Ann Hardings and the Lionel and John Barrymores should do the same thing, there would be no need of worrying about the rejuvenation of the theatre. In a year it would be completely rejuvenated...
Since that grim March day in 1932 when a certain Swede lay down on his bed at No. 5 Avenue Victor-Emmanuel III, Paris and put a bullet through his heart, there has been little but grim news for holders of Kreuger & Toll securities. Last week some of them had a new shock: Manhattan's Marine Midland Trust Co., successor trustee of Kreuger & Toll secured debenture 55, announced that on Sept. 1 it would distribute $25 to each holder of a $1,000 debenture...
...Finney, 6 ft. tall, plump, glib, goodnatured and a lavish spender by Kansas standards, set up in business for himself. He dealt in bonds. He speculated in commodities. He hired an elaborate suite, partly for use as an office, in Topeka's Jayhawk Hotel. He ran up heavy toll bills telephoning to his brokers...
Under an act of 1927 Arkansas issued $91,500,000 of highway and toll bridge bonds bearing 4% to 44% interest and secured by a first claim on the State's collection of gasoline, oil and automobile taxes. The State's revenue from these sources has averaged over $9,000,000 a year, was $7,395,000 even in 1932. After devoting about $4,000,000 a year to debt service on these bonds there was still a considerable sum left over which the State gave to its road districts to help them pay off bonds they...