South Carolina Pupils Pile Up Thrift Money
South Carolina students from primary to advanced grades join thrift study linked to Text Books Of Thrift sent by the War Loan Organization. Savings clubs form in Palmetto State schools as children earn, save, and invest in Thrift and War Savings Stamps earning 4 percent interest compounded quarterly.
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South Carolina
War Loan Organization
Fifth Federal Reserve District
Richmond
Palmetto State
Aartides
Invest. Org
Uncle Sam
Andy
War Savings Stamps Shield Your Dollars From Theft
A persuasive wartime note urges workers to invest pay in War Savings Stamps to protect savings from pickpockets and scammers. It argues stamps offer safety, high interest, and full withdrawal when needed, ensuring no one can topple the stack.
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Annie Oakley
Railroads Face $3,000,000,000 Upgrade Call
A St Paul dispatch quotes Howard Elliott president of the Northern Pacific saying railroads must spend three billion dollars to upgrade passenger and freight facilities in the next several years. He cites the dire plight of the rail system and owners of vast property as justification.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
Howard Elliot
Northern Pacific Railroad
Transportation facilities must meet future National needs
Government statements call for infrastructure expansion to support growth in demand. Officials argue present capacity suffices now but envision larger volumes as the nation develops, urging planning and funding to prevent bottlenecks. Structural improvements would address anticipated traffic, freight, and public transit needs.
Railroads expect vast capital for locomotives and shops
The article notes that about 100,000 new freight cars have been purchased and estimates that as much as three billion dollars should be spent by American railroads on cars engines and repair facilities in the coming years for modernization and capacity expansion.
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Carolina
United States Treasury Department
Rose Hill
Main Street
Columbia, SC
Goouse Selle
Gonse Grease ‘Company
N.C
Croup
Chamberlain
Scoits
Orcs Laboratories
Bloomfield
N. J
Caughman & Sox Meat Market
Postoffice
Lexington, &. C
Awa
Shubert
Ustin
Columbia, S. C
Baltimore
Main St
Columbia
S.C
Sweeney Stables
Assembly St
C. D. Kenny CO
The
Bank of Columbia
Lifetime Furniture
van Metre’s
S. C
the Booterie
Carolina National Bank of Columbia
W. A. Clark
T. S. Bryan
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