Word: turnoveritis
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Heavy selling began immediately; by noon the turnover had mounted to 1,840,000 shares and Dow-Jones industrial averages had broken 7.24 points. It was the worst market break since September 1946.
Keedoozle means "key does all." It was-coined by Saunders' fertile brain-the same brain that thought up Piggly Wiggly, twice made and lost a million-dollar fortune (and a pink marble palace in Memphis). Now a white-haired 67, Clarence Saunders is sure that he has hit the...
Stocks. After the dullest trading day in |f our years (a 460,000-share turnover), the stock market perked up, closed the week with the Dow-Jones industrial averages UP 3.97 to 183.60, rails up 1.93 to 60.72. Volume totaled only 3,075,852 shares for the five-day trading...
Quick Turnover. Though the oil strike had turned the peaceful valley into a raucous wildcatters' camp, Cuyama's settlers (30-odd families) had no complaints. Postmaster Eugene Stutz sold his filling station and 13 acres for $125,000 and half interest in any oil found.
Two years ago the Ontario Northland Railway called on chefs of the province for a typical Ontario dish to set before tourists. First prize went to a thrifty meat pie (rabbit, chicken or beef). Saskatchewan ran the same kind of contest, finally gave the first prize to a doughy chicken...