Word: weeks
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Interstate branch banking is not yet a fact. Many a U. S. citizen however believes that it soon will be. Of these none believes more devoutly than Mr. Amadeo Peter Giannini, president of Transamerica Corp. Ample proof of his belief came last week when he announced his intention of increasing the number of Transamerica stockholders from 135,000 to 500,000. One million shares were authorized. When or if interstate branch banking is allowed by Federal law Mr. Giannini will have paved the way for branch banks in many states by having stockholders in many states...
Black, Starr & Frost-Gorham, Inc., famed Manhattan jewelers, opened the doors of their new Fifth Avenue store last week. The interior was 16th century Italian Gothic. Displayed was a $750,000 pearl necklace, exquisitely matched...
Thus did the men whose names are known strive mightily to alter a national psychology. Theirs in great part was the credit last week when on Thursday Oct. 31 U. S. Steel which the Tuesday before had closed at 174, closed at 193½, and Radio which had plunged to 38½ climbed...
...Mexico City, last week, 300 employes of the Ford assembling plant went on strike. Reason: Desire for union recognition. No other strike has ever occurred in a Ford concern...
...EFFECTIVE TODAY?PRICES of FORD CARS AND TRUCKS WILL be reduced." So read last week many a full page advertisement in many a U. S. newspaper. Price cuts ranged from $15 to $200. Roadsters once $450 were reduced to $435, Town Cars once $1,400 now sell at $1,200, the $695 Station Wagon may now be purchased...