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Former head of New York Stock Exchange before Senate Committee. Washington D.C. Richard Whitney; former President of the New York Stock Exchange, was the first witness as the Senate Committee investigating railroad financing reopened hearings today. After testifying of his buying activity in Alleghany Corporation stock, a Van Swerigan holding company, Whitney proposed adoption of a rule preventing exchange Governors from passing on listing of new stock in which they or their business firms have an underwriting interest. He defended past practices of exchange officials, including himself, of passing on acceptability for listing of issues in which they were persoanlly interested

Former head of New York Stock Exchange before Senate Committee. Washin...

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Conservation. Used typewriter campaign. The War Production Board (WPB) has launched a campaign to secure 600,000 used typewriters from business firms and private individuals. These machines are needed by the Army, Navy, Maritime Commission, Board of Economic Warfare, Lend-Lease and other government departments and agencies. John K. Stockham, Washington, D.C. insurance man, turns a machine over to Don MacDonald, Washington, D.C. typewriter dealer, who accepts it on behalf of the government at the fixed rate. This is one of the first typewriters thus enlisted in the war effort

Conservation. Used typewriter campaign. The War Production Board (WPB)...

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New York City. Four firms on 42nd Street in block east of Fifth Avenue were being picketed in this manner on this afternoon

New York City. Four firms on 42nd Street in block east of Fifth Avenue...

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Denver, Colorado. This workman has gone "all out" to speed up the Navy's unique shipbuilding program here in this mile-high city--the world's largest city not on a navigable waterway. Even though he has never seen an ocean or a ship larger than the pleasure launch on Denver's city park lake, the steel worker behind this acetylene torch is no less a shipbuilder! He is one of the workers in the eight Denver fabricating firms turning out hull parts in a 56 million dollar which means more escort vessels for Uncle Sam's Navy--vessels made in Denver and assembled at Mare Island Navy Yard 1,300 miles away

Denver, Colorado. This workman has gone "all out" to speed up the Navy...

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Conservation. Used typewriter campaign. The War Production Board (WPB) has launched a campaign to secure 600,000 used typewriters from business firms and private individuals. These machines are needed by the Army, Navy, Maritime Commission, Board of Economic Warfare, Lend-Lease and other government departments and agencies. Don MacDonald, Washington, D.C. typewriter dealer, affixes a decalcomania on a machine turned in to the government by John Stockham, Washington, D.C. insurance man. This was one of the first typewriters thus enlisted in the war effort. The decalcomania reads: "Property of U.S. Government - severe penalties for unlawful use"

Conservation. Used typewriter campaign. The War Production Board (WPB)...

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Admits secret contributions. Washington, D.C., March 30. Col. William Frew Long, manager of the Associated Industries of Cleveland, today told the Senate Civil Liberties Committee that many nationally prominent firms made secret contributions to the organization and were listed as numbers on the association's books. He said the firms insisted upon remaining anonymous to avoid 'public retaliation'

Admits secret contributions. Washington, D.C., March 30. Col. William ...

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Admits secret contributions. Washington, D.C., March 30. Col. William Frew Long, manager of the Associated Industries of Cleveland, today told the Senate Civil Liberties Committee that many nationally prominent firms made secret contributions to the organization and were listed as numbers on the association's books. He said the firms insisted upon remaining anonymous to avoid 'public retaliation'

Admits secret contributions. Washington, D.C., March 30. Col. William ...

A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 19... More

Steel export representatives tell Monopoly group of Europe-America Steel Cartel. Washington, D.C., Nov. 15. S.M. Bash of New York, Vice President of the Bethlehem Steel Export Corp. and Manager of the Steel Export Association today told the Monopoly Committee that U.S. Steel producers were urged to join the International Steel Cartel or suffer lower export prices and European invasion of American markets. He explained that his group consults with the European group to 'divide up the world' on a basis of tonnage with a yearly quota for each. If one oversells his quota, he pays a penalty to the other group. He said about a dozen American steel firms were members of the American Association

Steel export representatives tell Monopoly group of Europe-America Ste...

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Hamilton W. Wright, center, chief of the Industrial Salvage Branch, Salvage Division, War Production Board, is presented with a handsomely prepared jumbo book by Gordon Lament, right, of New York City, president of the Dairy Industry Supply Association. The book contains copies of the 250 pages of advertising and editorial cooperation contributed by the twenty-two trade publications in the dairy field in connection with special scrap salvage campaign sponsored by the Dairy Industry Supply Association, which covered 30,000 dairy processing firms throughout the country. It is worthy to note that twenty million pounds of critically needed materials were collected against an original objective of a million pounds. Truly a remarkable performance. Eric Webster, left, chief of the General Industrial Equipment Division, WPB, looks on

Hamilton W. Wright, center, chief of the Industrial Salvage Branch, Sa...

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Complete preliminary investigation of Life Insurance Companies for S.E.C. Washington, D.C., Nov. 4. Completing a preliminary investigation of Life Insurance Companies for the Securities and Exchange Commission, Gerhard Gesell, who served as the SEC's Chief Counsel in the investigation of the Richard Whitney case, and Ernest J. Howe, SEC Chief Financial Advisor, have begun to prepare the material which they will present at public hearings of the Monopoly Study Committee in January. Questionnaires, designed to disclose the corporate set-up of the companies, were sent to 406 life insurance firms. All but about 35, who were given extensions of time, answered and returned them to the SEC by Oct. 1, 11/4/38

Complete preliminary investigation of Life Insurance Companies for S.E...

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Called to testify before Monopoly Committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 12. Called to testify late this afternoon before the Monopoly Committee were George Bovenzier of Kuhn, Loeb, & Co.; Charles Glore, of Glore, Forgan, & Co.; Edward N. Jesup of Lee Higginson Corp.; and Henry S. Sturgis, of the First National Bank of New York. All firms are of New York City

Called to testify before Monopoly Committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 12...

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Robbins Flays Disc Firms for Bad Wax

Robbins Flays Disc Firms for Bad Wax

In: "Robbins Flays Disc Firms for Bad Wax," Down Beat 14, no. 13 (June 18, 1947):6. (contents) Used with permission from Ed Enright, Editor, Down Beat magazine, 102 North Haven Road, Elmhurst, IL 60126-3370 (Copyright)

Map of Cuming County, Nebraska : with directory of leading business and professional men and firms.

Map of Cuming County, Nebraska : with directory of leading business an...

Shows landowners. LC Land ownership maps, 417 Includes business directories, advertisements, and statistics. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy in two sections, t... More

We have read the memorial to Congress of several New York firms against any further extension of facilities to United States ocean mail steamers, and deem it not inappropriate to offer a few remarks on the subject for the consideration of Congre

We have read the memorial to Congress of several New York firms agains...

Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 244, Folder 54.

We have read the memorial to Congress of several New York firms against any further extension of facilities to United States ocean mail steamers, and deem it not inappropriate to offer a few remarks on the subject for the consideration of Congre

We have read the memorial to Congress of several New York firms agains...

Fair play.; Steamship subsidies. Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfol... More

Conservation. Used typewriter campaign. The War Production Board (WPB) has launched a campaign to secure 600,000 used typewriters from business firms and private individuals. These machines are needed by the Army, Navy, Maritime Commission, Board of Economic Warfare, Lend-Lease and other government departments and agencies. John K. Stockham, Washington, D.C. insurance man, turns in one of his typewriters to the government. This is one of the first machines thus enlisted in the war effort

Conservation. Used typewriter campaign. The War Production Board (WPB)...

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Plywood autographic registers. A war model autographic register made entirely of plywood is inspected by Nathaniel G. Burleigh, director of Service Equipment Division of War Production Board (WPB). The registers are used by commercial firms in writing duplicate orders, by receptionists in filling out admission passes to office buildings, and for many other purposes

Plywood autographic registers. A war model autographic register made e...

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