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Bridgeport Telegram

Location

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1958

Page

22

Tennessee Gas Debentures Planned Public Offering

Tennessee Gas Transmission Co. plans a public offering April 16 of 30 million debentures via underwriters Stone Webster, White Weld, and Halsey Stuart. The issue, nonrefundable for five years, carries a 5 percent coupon with a sinking fund to retire 91 percent before maturity. Proceeds will pay short-term notes and fund construction.

New York Tennessee Gas Transmission Co Stone & Webster Securities Corp White, Weld & Co Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc Tennessee Gas Douglas Aircraft Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith and Kuhn, Loeb & Co Douglas Aircraft Co. Inc SEC

New York Central Reports 1957 Net Income Drop

New York Central Railroad posts 1957 net income of 12.22 million dollars or 1.88 per share, down from 42.77 million or 6.58 per share in 1956. Operating revenues fall to 838.5 million from 872.5 million. Other fund and investment notices from Mutual Funds and various firms follow in shortened market blips and payments schedule.

New York New York Central Railroad Co F. W. Westworth Co Williams & Co Reg Quarrie Federal National Mortgage Norman Wacey & Associates Rid Atomic Development Fund Inc Canada General Fund Commonwith Wisconsin Fund, Inc Commonwealth Invex Tamonwealth Fs Fidelity Fund Pneumatic Scale Corp., Ltd Mass Investors ‘Trust Union Carbide Corp Pioneer Fund Television Electronics Fund Wellington Mead Corp Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co Consolidated Freightways Inc Cook Paint & Varnish Co Dobbs Houses Inc Growth Industry Shares Inc Missouri Public Service North American Car Co Polaroid Corp

Kroger reports record first quarter earnings and sales

Kroger Co. posts a record first quarter ending March 22 with net income of 5,146,045 or 1.27 a share on 4,059,404 shares and sales of 407,484,775 across 1,412 stores. International Telephone and Telegraph also reports record net sales, but earnings dip to 22,412,814 or 3.12 a share. Other firms cited include Oklahoma Natural Gas, El Paso Electric, Sierra Pacific Power, and Riley Stoker with varying 12 month nets and per share figures.

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Ford declares quarterly dividend of 60 cents

Ford Motor Co announces a usual quarterly dividend of 60 cents on common stock payable June 12 to holders of record May 13. The notice notes the dates and payment details for the Detroit based company.

Detroit Ford) Motor Co

United Aircraft Board Okays Norden-Kelay Buy Plan

United Aircraft Corp approves purchasing Norden-Kelay of Stamford in a stock swap of one United share for twenty Norden-Kelay shares. Norden-Kelay, with about 1.3 million shares outstanding, makes electronics systems for aircraft and missiles. A special Norden-Kelay meeting is slated after mid May pending complete agreement.

East Hartford United Aircraft Corporation Norden-Renny Corporation Stamford United William P. Gwinn Gwinn Norden-Ketay United Aircraft Norden-Kelay

Management wins Best & Co battle at annual meeting

Management of Best & Co. Inc, a New York women and children’s apparel retailer, won an eight day proxy fight with Bankers Securities Corp, a Philadelphia holding company, at an annual meeting yesterday. Bankers Securities, claiming 17,500 Best common shares, opposed a deferred contingent compensation plan proposed for Best executives. The meeting began at 10 a.m. and adjourned after 11 p.m.

New York Best & Co., Inc Bankers Securities Corp Philadelphia Bankers Securities Best

Market Comment Thompson reorganizes for aeronautics and tech

Thompson Products announces a broad reorganization to advance in aeronautics astronautics electronics nuclear power and advanced weaponry. A new Tapco Group will coordinate several divisions and their engineering and sales efforts.

Thompson Products,Inc J. O D. Wright Tapco Group

Anheuser Busch Reports Big First Quarter Shipments

Anheuser Busch Inc reported a 92 10 percent rise in beer shipments in the first quarter of 1958, about 117000 barrels more than 1957, driven by Busch Bavarian expansion and stronger Budweiser and Michelob sales. Executives projected first quarter sales above 50000000. Ansel Snow named head pro at Keswick Country Club in Virginia.

ST. Louis Anheuser-Busch ‘Inc William A. Bien Busch Bavarian Anheuser-Busch John L. Wilson August A. Busch Ansel Snow Keswick Country Club Virginia

General Cable Sees First Quarter Earnings Cover Dividends

General Cable Corp reports first quarter 1958 earnings expected to cover quarterly dividends on common and preferred shares. At current rates, the dividend outlay would be about 1.5 million dollars, against last year’s first quarter earnings of 3,013,047 dollars. Chairman J. R. MacDonald says the industry may have reached bottom and an improvement could follow.

Perth Amboy N. J General Cable Corp J. R. MacDonald MacDonald

Consumers Power approves stock increase at annual meeting

New York April 9 Consumers Power Co stockholders approved increasing authorized common shares to 14,000,000 from 10,000,000. They also authorized retirement of 4,000 shares of $4.52 preferred stock under the purchase fund provision of the by-laws.

New York Wall Street Eisenhower Financial Associated Press Olin Mathieson Arthom Carpet Western Union Electrical and Musical Industries Fairchild Engine Consumers Power Co

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