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Gives His Company Silver Dollar EachtFORT JACKSON, S. C., Jan. 1.— (P)—First Lieutenant Winthrop Rockefeller raised the 10-cent ante Let by his grandfather, the late John D. Rockefeller, by giving each of the men of his company here a silver dollar for Christmas.In addition he presented each man' with a pair of wristlets, t a scarf and a sweater, most of which were knitted by his mother, Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and the ladies of Pocantico Hills, N. Y.The dollars, boxed individually and accompanied by gift cards designating the ’coins .as “pocket pieces, and the knitted garments were presented at a Christmas eve party.John D. Rockefeller for years made a practice of handing out bright new dimes on \'arious occasions.
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Corsicana Daily Sun
Corsicana, Texas, US
Fri, Jan 01, 1943
Page 6
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