Insurance dividend prospects and details discussed
In Washington on January 18, officials indicated that current policyholders may receive a second dividend if surplus exists after the present 2.8 billion dollar payout. A new dividend plan would be considered within a year, with the first batch of special dividends beginning this Monday for about 16 million eligible entitlements, though details on future dividends were not disclosed.
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Efe Insurance Ee
Dials
Strike Ties Up El Paso Streetcar Transportation
El Paso public transit workers struck, halting buses and the city’s lone streetcar line. 229 employees affiliated with Local 1258 of the AFL Amalgamated Association voted for the strike at a 2am mass meeting after requesting wage increases and altered working conditions including insurance for older workers.
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EL Paso
GP Paso Public Transit
W. F. Farrell
el Paso City Lines, Incorporated
Loval
Amalgamated Association of Electric and Street Railway Employes Union
AFL
Nationalists Warn 13 Deserting Ships
In Taipei on January 18 the Nationalist government warned it would sink 13 cargo ships that failed to defect to the Communists if they attempt to leave Hong Kong. The CNAC and CATC ships, owned by China Merchants Steam Navigation, carried Communist marks and were anchored in Hong Kong harbor as authorities monitor potential departures. The case prompts a pending court ruling while unconfirmed reports claim Nationalists lost a mainland post at Mengtsu near the Indo China border.
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Taipei
Formosa
Hong Kong
China Merchants Steam Navigation Company
Hong Hong
CNAC
CATC
Mengtsu
Yunnan
Indo-China
General Motors Earns Most Money In 1949
General Motors earned more profits in 1949 than any company in similar years, Sloan told 506 leaders at a Forward From Fifty luncheon. He cited 1949 profits likely over 3.66 billion dollars, with dividends per share around 12 dollars, noting 1948 net income at 410.4 million and dividends at 430 dollars per share.
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New York
General Motors Corporation
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
Sloan
General Motors
Man Gets 14 Years For Killing Woman
Chicago report states Harvey McDonald 34 guilty of murdering his weekend wife Joan Vestal on April 3. After a four hour, twenty minute deliberation the jury imposed a 14 year sentence rejecting McDonald's claim the shooting was accidental during a staged Russian roulette game. His wife testified to loving him and blamed herself for the tragedy. A defense motion for a new trial is set for February 24.
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Chicago
Harvey McDonald
McDonald
Joan Vestal
Miss Vestal
Leonard C. Reid
MacDonald
Yanks Seize Building In ILS Zone Used By Reds
In Berlin on January 18 American Army officers and 56 West Berlin police seized a U.S. sector building that had served as the Soviet zone railway headquarters. Russian authorities protested. The building housed 606 offices unused since the rail strike last summer and contained a main telephone switchboard not seized.
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Berlin
West Berlin
U.S
Oklahoma Wheat Farmers Fear Drouth Is On Way
Oklahoma Panhandle wheat farmers fear a serious drouth as no snow or rain is forecast for the week. Winter wheat near Boise City shows damage while other regions report moderate rainfall and wheat in good condition.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Okla
EPJ
Oklahoma Panhandle
High Plains
Boise City
Daughter Fights Mother For Custody Of Her Baby
LAS VEGAS in January Edwin Lear a 36 year old opera singer faced kidnapping charges after allegedly taking his estranged wife’s four year old daughter Judith Gwynne Yelvington from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Dorothy Lear the child’s mother defended her husband saying their home life is above reproach and she welcomes court investigation to disprove her mother in law’s charges.
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Las Vegas
Edwin
Lear
Birthday renewal puzzle for Oklahoma driver license
Thelma Whalen asks Oklahoma police how to renew her license on a leap year birthday February 29, 1952. State law renews on the birthday, and authorities are studying the case. Separately in New Haven a Nobel laureate warned doctors against careless use of M-ray and radioactive substances risking patients and descendants.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Thelma Whalen
Oklahoma
Miss Whelen
Smokey Hilbert
New Haven
Conn
Jan
Pilot Club Aids Baytown Palsy Clinic Drive
The Pilot Club at a noon luncheon will sponsor the Baytown Cerebral Palsy Clinic this year and direct the Easter Seals sale to fund its work. The club aims to open a center before the drive begins with 33 youngsters currently qualifying for treatment. Lucille Puderbaugh is president, with Irene McGregor and Edna Gray on a planning committee reporting next meeting. The club meets twice monthly at The Tower at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays under Mrs. Puderbaugh. Myrtle Louise Moore is chairing a committee to plan a club budget.
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Baytown
Clin
Ics
Lucille Puderbaugh
Irene McGregor
Edna Gray
Puderbough
Myrtle Louise Moore
Topeka pedestrians risk fines for jaywalking
TOPEKA Kan Jan 18 Topeka pedestrians who cross against the light face fines up to 100 dollars. The city commission enacted an ordinance allowing fines for crossing on red or during red light intervals at intersections, aiming to curb dangerous behavior and improve traffic safety.
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Topeka
Kan
Piano for sale by Brook Mays Piano Company
A piano is offered for cash or easy terms by Brook Mays Piano Company in Houston Texas. The instrument is guaranteed for 10 years, claimed to be a bargain with contact via write, phone or wire to Credit Manager at 1522 Meir St Houston 2 Texas.
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Brook Mays
Meir St
Houston 2
Texas
U S Won't Recognize Reds Without Apology
Senator Tom Connally of Texas said the United States will not recognize the Communist government of China until it apologizes for seizing U S consular property. He urged amends and adherence to international law before any diplomatic recognition talks. In Berlin a man sued for divorce over alleged use of falsies.
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Fort Worth
Jan
Tom Connally
Texas
United State
China
Connally
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
Conally Steath
United States
Jury To Deliberate Hiss In Perjury Trial
The government and defense rested in the Alger Hiss perjury case as jurors prepare to decide who lied between Hiss and Whittaker Chambers. Chambers accuses Hiss of passing secret papers to a spy ring. Hiss denies the charge, risking up to 10 years' prison and a $4000 fine if convicted. Critics urged Hoagy Carmichael to stick to popular music after his first symphonic work conducted in New York.
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Alger Biss
Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
State Department
Hoagy
New York
Hoagy Caremichael
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