Word: curbed
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...will then proceed to the Antarctic. Unfamiliar in this region is the U. S. flag, for the large-scale Antarctic whaling industry is conducted by English, Norwegian and Danish vessels, many of which are controlled by Anglo-Norwegian Holdings, Ltd., whose shares are traded in on the New York Curb. If the Frango does well, American Whaling Co. will add other vessels, attempt to regain U. S. whaling prestige...
...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 $2 to $5. Reason: Mr. Durant was returning as president and, as usual, had great plans afoot...
...York Curb is listed the stock of a company engaged in manufacturing patented egg-containers. Another operates whaling vessels. Others make camel's hair goods, fountain pens, soft drinks, clocks, sheets, bathing suits. But never until last week was a company, devoted entirely to peanuts, represented upon a New York stock market. The peanut came to Wall Street with the listing on the Curb of Tom Huston Peanut...
Only means yet discovered of reaching high altitudes is offered by the rocket, with which scientific men have hesitated to experiment. They feel sure they will lose professional caste, be branded as cranks who are attempting to go to the moon. To curb such gossip rocketeers hive been more emphatic than most in insisting on the impossibility of a moon journey...
...theatrical managers can clearly establish that they are in no way involved in ticket graft and have taken definite steps to abolish it." Thus, last week, the League of New York Theatres signalized the fact that it had allied 80% of all Broadway theatres in an effort to curb the rapacity of theatre ticket scalpers. Under the aegis of Producer Arthur Hopkins (president) and Alfred Emanuel Smith (board member), the League had persuaded 16 ticket brokers to subscribe to its principles: 1) not less than 25% of all orchestra seats must be saleable at the box office; 2) a maximum...