Banks Safeguard War Savings Bonds and Stamps
A wartime public notice urges safe storage of Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps. Banks offer vaults and safe-deposit boxes, while registered options and bank custody reduce theft and fire risk. The story includes a Washington case of a worker using stamps to secure housing and financial stability amidst rising living costs.
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United States
America
Treasury Department
Selem
Alion
Washington
Successful dollars and war saving stamps idea
A brief piece discusses money, urging dollars to work and not idle, warning of fake promoters. It extols War Savings Stamps for putting money to work, earning compound interest, and government guarantees. It references a man losing life savings to fraud and a tale of a man buying Manhattan Island for $24 as a cautionary note.
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Jen
Texas
Mortgage Secrets Spark Satiric Exchange in Town
In a pointed quip exchange, Redd declares a mortgage on a house need not be widely known, while Greene counters that an automobile makes such secrets notable. The banter hints at social expectations about debt and asset disclosure in the community.
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Greene
Value Doubled Agricultural Output in 15 Years
The yearly value of U S agricultural production has doubled over the last 15 years while the national population rose by about one third. The finding highlights growing productivity despite population growth and may influence policy discussions on farming, trade, and rural economies.
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United States
Ant Versus Grasshopper Personal Finance Parable
A revised fable contrasts the diligent ant saving every day with the idle grasshopper. It urges self reliance and timely saving, urging readers to foster weekly and monthly savings, lend to the government at four percent interest, and assess personal worth as a New Year approaches.
Best of All and a Horn of Good Friends
A humorous remark contrasts wealth and popularity with true wealth in friendship. An oculist is optimistic about ample money in sight, while a dentist is not necessarily pessimistic because his outlook may be down in the mouth.
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W. C. Williams
Hhi
Halifax Builders Supply Co
Roanoke Rapids, N. C
Wilson
National Loan and Insurance Co
First National Bank Building
Manhatten Island
A. L. Clark Life and Fire Insurance
J. Frank West
Lyric Theatre Building
Dr. Fields
E. A Matthews
Attorney At Law Notary Public Office
Roanoke Rapids N. C
Sharevan
Bevo
Carolina Beverage Co
Scotland Neck, North Carolina
Roanoke Hardware Company
BR J. Reynolds Tobacco CO
Winston-Salem, N. C
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