How To Get Rich In Washington CHAPTER FOUR
A critical look at government lending and business booms in mid-century America. The piece traces RFC loans to diverse ventures from snake farms to luxury casinos and details key figures like Chauncey Y Dodds and Senator Fulbright in debates over small business loans.
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Colfax
Calif
RFC
San Francisco
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Democrat
Arkansas
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Office of Loans
Fulbright
Dodds
RFC Expansion Triggers Amid Great Depression Debate
The RFC, created to aid banks and industries, outlived its temporary mandate and expanded after a 1947 curtailment. Critics note loans like Mapes Hotel favored gamblers, while Senator Douglas grilled RFC chair Hise about public interest and Nevada divorces and marriages.
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Einstoss
Sky Room
Paul Douglas
University of Chicago
Harley Hise
Mapes Hotel
Nevada
Public Interest and RFC Loans at McPherson Square
The article recalls the RFC Washington headquarters at a McPherson Square white stone building and notes average annual loan activity from 1932 to 1950 of about 2,935 loans totaling 235 million dollars. From 1948 to 1950 averages rose to 4,789 loans and about 496.9 million dollars, reflecting a shift during the postwar period in the RFC’s role amid wartime capitalism debates.
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McPherson Square
RFC
Washington
Congress
United States
Travelmart Opens In Elyria To Offer Global Travel Services
C F Lawson announces the opening of The Travelmart at 32 Century Block Elyria. The new agency provides domestic and international travel, air rail and ship arrangements hotel bookings and special tours with no charges to customers. Lawson has airline service experience in Cleveland and will handle tickets and reservations worldwide.
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C F Lawson
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Travelmart
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Cleveland
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