Frustrated comedian runs greeting card firm with 400 staff
Chicago entrepreneur Bill Harris, 37, once a frustrated comedian, built a mass production greeting card business in 1946. Now with 400 employees, he writes his own gags and keeps pace with rivals by introducing novelty cards such as a smoking birthday card and a Christmas card with a growing tree. His firm relies on humor as profit, though he admits the job is not always pleasant.
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Alfred Leech
Chicago
Bill Harris
Harris
Val
Holfs
Yous
Plaasant
Mexican U S Workers Sign Friendship Pact
A pact signed in Mexico City by Arnold S. Zander of Madison Wisconsin and Francisco Aguirre Alegris secretary-general of the Mexican Federation of Government Employees creates a friendship accord between 250 000 Mexican and United States government workers. Observers call it a first step toward affiliation of North American labor groups.
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Mexico City
United States
Texas Agriculture Chief Urges Full U.S. Drought Aid
Texas Agriculture Commissioner John C. White urged immediate federal drought relief for farmers and ranchers. He proposed a three part program including reinstating prior aid, lowering disaster loan interest, and fixing grain sorghum parity at 85 percent. He pressed action now as drought worsens in the Texas drought area.
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Austin
Texas Agriculture
John C. White
U.S
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
New Mexico
Denver
White
Texas
Oklahoma City Plans Rationing Of Water
Oklahoma City City Council tentatively approves water rationing to begin next Tuesday. An emergency ordinance bans automobile washing lawn watering and wasteful air conditioner use. Suburban Nichols Hills would be cut off city mains. Officials cite rainfall shortage on the North Canadian watershed but May and June may bring moisture to ease rationing before summer.
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Oklahoma City
Nichols Hills
Water Department
Spanish minister inspects King Ranch in Texas tour
Kingsville Texas reports Spanish Agriculture Minister Rafael Cavestany completed a tour of the 910000 acre King Ranch. He said farm and ranch problems in South Texas resembled those in Spain, notably water scarcity for cattle and irrigation. The party observed land clearing cattle raising and drought resistant grass experiments.
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Kingsville
Tex
Rafael Caveslany
King Ranch
South
Texas
Spain
Cavestany
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