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...when the war boom left them desperately short of technical help, did his fellow industrialists in Monterrey take him seriously. Even then, it required persuasive arguing ("You'll be insuring the future industry of the country") to get a dozen of the biggest companies to pledge a total of $2,200,000 for buildings and grounds, plus a percentage of their annual income for operating expenses...
...DeMille's 68 movies in the 36 years since he made the first feature-length film (The Squaw Man) have cost an approximate total of $33 million (not including advertising expenses). Thus far, the first 67 have grossed $562 million...
Facing the Crimson tonight is the problem of breaking their high-scoring due of John Rockwell and Ed Smith loose against the Gymnasis. Harvard's two top scorers were held to a total of 18 points in Saturday night's 58 to 33 defeat at the hands of Georgetown, and seem to control the varsity's fate tonight...
This auction took place at the Parke-Bernet Galleries when the estate of Judge Gary was dispersed in 1928 for a total of $2.3 million, "an alltime U.S. record...
...polls (voting is compulsory; slackers can be fined up to $5). They gave the combined Liberal and Country parties a clear majority of at least 27 seats (by incomplete count) in the new House of Representatives. Labor seemed sure of at least 46 seats out of a total of 123. In the victorious coalition the Liberals represented the professional and business classes; the Country Party the farmers. In the past these groups had not always cooperated. But against socialism they had a common front...