Word: wealth
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...faith-and-credit, Nevada divorces are recognized as legal in all states except South Carolina (no divorce law), New Jersey and Massachusetts. The actual court costs of a divorce are about $40. Lawyers' fees average from $250 to $10,000 in uncontested cases, depending on the wealth of each client. Exclusive of railroad fare, a woman if she is careful, can legally rid herself of an objectionable husband at Reno for about...
...state pride and cause California to divide into two States. The sectional issue was raised by Southern California in behalf of Candidate Fitts. The Los Angeles Times on the eve of the primary blurted some comparisons: Registered votes. Northern California, 1,066,927; Southern California, 1,120,547. Taxable Wealth. Northern California, $4,292,676,584; Southern California, $5,593,226,600. Contribution to Cost of State Government. Northern California, 40%; Southern California 60%. High State and U. S. officeholders. Northern California, 130; Southern California, 57. Governor Young started the campaign with the support of Senator Hiram Johnson. He claimed...
...size and source of the personal wealth of Jersey City's Mayor Frank Hague, Democratic Boss of New Jersey, has long been one of the State's chief political mysteries. Suspicion that the size was large and the source illicit cut his normal 7-to-1 majority down to 3-to-2 when he was re-elected last year (TIME, May 27, 1929). Two Republican legislative committees had cited him for contempt when he refused all information on his financial affairs. Cleared of contempt by the courts, he sailed for Europe (TIME, Sept. 9, 1929), returned...
...distinguished looking man, whom I had been informed was Lord Dawson, came and shook my hand in a most familiar fashion, saying, 'Have you forgotten me?' Then he reminded me of a night when we had a frugal supper together in a Bloomsbury restaurant. . . . Our combined wealth was insufficient to save us from walking to Holloway station." With his permanent amazement at his own rise to eminence Mr. MacDonald commented: "Could any of you, with all your capacity to forecast, then have said to both of us, Gentlemen, you will bid each other good night tonight...
After this second exit from G. M., Mr. Durant started Durant Motors Inc., speculated his way back to wealth and public favor. Stock in the new company soared from $13 in 1921 to $84 in 1923. But for the last few years Durant Motors has reported steady deficits and the stock has slipped to almost nominal figures. When, a year and a half ago, Mr. Durant resigned as chairman and put younger executives in charge it seemed that he was through with the automobile industry. But last week Durant stock (on the New York Curb) flared up from...