Bu Pont Sales Hit 1.7 Million in Record Year
Bu Pont reported record sales of 2 750 million for 1953 with nine percent growth over 1932's previous high. Earnings were 4 94 per common share, while investment rose to 135.1 million for plant and lab expansions. Employment ended at 91 624, and two new plants opened for Dacron in Kinston New Jersey and dynamite in Martinsburg West Virginia.
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Washington
Del
Dbu Pont
Crawford H. Greenewalt
Kinston
Martinsburg
W. Va
Col Garrison Happy Over Car Inspections
Texas motorists show 65 percent compliance with vehicle inspections, with 150000 weekly inspections and no station capacity issues. Officials warn nearly a million motorists to meet the April 15 deadline or face court action.
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Col. Garrison Happy
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
George W. Busby
The
Safety Department
Motor Vehicle Inspection Division
Busby
Deadline Approaching for Filing Income Tax Returns
Taxpayers in the Austin district are urged to file and pay by mail within eight days. R L Phinney cites records of 1953 as a basis for accurate returns and advises consulting local offices or qualified tax consultants for complex cases. Payments by check or money order preferred.
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Internal Revenue
R. L. Phinney
Austin
Phinney
Revenue Office
Texas
Seventy five or more offered scholarships to Texas A and M
State wide spring competition will award four year opportunity scholarships at Texas A and M College Station. About 250 applicants already studied with aid, averaging 250 dollars yearly plus work. Applicants must be Texas high school graduates needing aid. deadline April 1. Scholarships funded by Former Students Association and donors.
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College Station
Texas
Texas A and M College
J. P. Abbott
Students Association of the College
A and M
Butter Purchases Rise as 1954 Dairy Prices Fall
United States officials warn the Agriculture Department may buy as much or more butter in 1954 than in 1953 despite a 15 percent cut in dairy price supports. Milk output is rising to a record, boosting the chance that federal purchases reach near 300 million pounds by March 31.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Ezra T. Benson
Edward J. Thye
R-Minn.1
Senate
Benson
Quinoa Seen as Spinach Substitute for Kids
Washington reports a new spinach substitute named quinoa may please children who dislike the leafy greens. Agriculture Department and National Geographic Society note quinoa, from the Andes, could replace spinach, thriving in cold high-altitude climates of Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador as a staple for South American cooks and in schools.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
National Geographic Society
Andes
Bolivia
Peru
Ecuador
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Texas A and M
U.S
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Denier
Maid of Honor
Eton
Sanforizadé
Nyion
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Fact Sea
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