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Show Utah Tops Bond Sales For 6th Time For the sixth consecutiva month U. S. Series E Defense Bond investors in Utah broke purchase records one year ago, Wesley R. Dickerson, Defense Bond ' chairman for Duchesne County said this week. Purchases in this county were $1,369 during March, compared with $1,556 one year ago, he reported. re-ported. In the entire state E Bond purchases totaled $939,380 last month. In March 1951. sales amounted to $762,601. Charles L. Smith, state chairman, chair-man, reported Utah's gains are accompanied by a continued downward trend in redemption of Defense Bonds. "Utah people are keeping their bonds," Mr. Smith said. "More and more are taking advantage of the automatic auto-matic extension privilege in Series Ser-ies E bonds." Utah's January and February sales shows the highest percentage percen-tage of increase in the entire nation, according to notification notifica-tion sent Clem S. Schramm, state director. |