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Show 1 j U. S. Sailors Spending ! Lavishly for War Bonds j WASHINGTON. In sharp con-j con-j trast to their legendary spending ways, American sailors are buying approximately $6,900,000 worth of war bonds a month. Henry Morgenthau Jr., secretary j of the treasury, said the number of 'war-bond purchasers among officers and men of the fleet jumped more than 500 per cent during the last three months from 50,000 on March 31 to 277,000 on July 7. Of that number 129,000 are buying at least one bond a month. In addition there are 35,000 active bond-buying accounts ac-counts in the marine corps and 25,-000 25,-000 In the coast guard. |