Profits Run Above Bears Expectations
Sam Lawson reports that U S corporate profits for the year rise 7 percent through nine months 1956 with big gains led by steel autos and oil. Among 660 firms, 358 beat last year while 302 lagged. 12 posted losses. Industries advancing include aircraft equipment electrical gear rail equipment and cosmetics.
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Sam Lawson
New York
BFC
Bears
Wall Street
Moscow
Sigures
Central
Pennsylvania
Rites Set for Bertha Sprague Waldo at Manchester Church
Bertha Sprague Waldo 75 died Monday at home. Services at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Methodist church in Manchester. Burial in Edgewood cemetery. She was born May 10 1882 at Edgewood. Survivors include three daughters Mrs Mutt Malone Mrs Lewis Fry and Mrs Carroll Whitman and two sons Claude Sprague and Eldred Sprague.
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Dingetti
Manchester
Bertha Sprague Waldo
Edgewood
Levi
Pleaza Fisher
Cley Sprague
Henry Waldo
Falpewood
Waldo
VFW
Methodist Church
Mutt Malone
Lewis Fry
Cedar Rapids
Carroll Whittman
Marion
Claude Sprague
Moorhead
Minn
Eldred Sprague
Puyallup
Wash
D M Lumber Firm Opens Cedar Rapids Branch
The Ashton Wholesale Service opens a 24 000 square foot cedar Rapids lumber branch at 1000 Shaver North East. Opening events drew John Ashton and Webb Ashton with manager Bill Matus directing the office and warehouse staff of ten. The Abell Howe Company built the new facility as the firm’s second branch after Mason City.
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D. M. Lumber
Cedar Rapids
Ashton Wholesale Service
Des Moines
Shaver Read
Casrite
Louise Yar Syke
New Ashton
Shaver Road
Efé
Bill Matus
John Ashton
Webb Ashton
Robert Caldwell
Chamber of Commerce
Rites Pending for West Liberty Man
Clark Stratton 31 died of a heart attack at home in West Liberty late Monday Services are pending He had worked 14 years for Book Oil Company He was born July 26 1906 at West Liberty and married Edna Stoelk July 3 1928 Survivors include his wife three daughters Eileen Walter Wanta Lehman Jean Thurness all of West Liberty two sons Lyndon in the Navy Alameda California Lester afthone his mother Edith Stratton of West Liberty a brother Vearl Davenport and two sisters Clara Wihr Kankakee Illinois Connie Michelson Chicago
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West Liberty
Clark Stratton
Mir. Stratton
Book Oil Company
Edna Stoelk
Wilton Junction
Eileen Walter
Wanta Lehman
Jean Thurness
Lyndon
Navy
Almeda
Calif
Lester
Afthone
Edith Stratton
Vearl
Davenport
Clara Wihr
Kankakee, IL
Connie Michelson
Chicago
Insurance Men Hold Traditional Duck Dinner at Roosevelt
The Order of Blue Goose hosted the annual duck dinner at the Roosevelt with about 100 attendees from across the state. Harry Dunk ves led the arrangements for the event attended by insurance representatives, state agents, and adjusters from multiple companies.
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Roosevelt Hotel
Tre Insurance
Blue Goose Organization
Order of Blue Goose
Uck
Harry Dunkves
Stock Fire Insurance Counter
Atl
Assignments Made In Study Of Old School Buildings
Iowa Governor Loveless plans to investigate a campaign by the state universities to obtain funds for capital improvements. Cedar Rapids boards vote to study renovation needs at six older elementary schools, distributing assignments to board members for in-depth review.
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Iowa
DES Moines
INS
Ferschel Loveless
Wnd
State
Board of Regents
Cedar Rapids
Tunddinss
Wee
H.A. Jensen
Fillmore
Carloll ‘Esler
Taylor
Ben
Peterson
van Buren
Sutherkied Conk
Park
Eliot
Waples
Suvchanan
Marty Sargeant
Jackson Jenner
Studs
Parker
Ordar Rapids Mo
Resignations Shake Business Week Staff and Probe Figures
Merlyn Pitrele resigned Monday from Business Week where he was labor editor. He reportedly told Congress investigators he collected 815,000 as a Teamsters adviser while chairing New York state mediation and serving on Business Week staff. Delta posting notes retirement and replacement of a local assistant postmaster.
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Merlyn
Pitrele
Business Week
Pitzele
Senate Rickets
Teamsters Union
New York State Mediation Board
Oan
Hearing on Injunction Delayed in Iowa City
A hearing for permanent injunctions against two labor unions was postponed to November 20 in district court. Frantz Construction Company seeks to block Cedar Rapids Building and Construction Trades Council and the Teamsters, alleging picketing and secondary boycotts hinder Frantz projects including Regina High School and Mercy Hospital addition. Dowd and Rummelhart accuse the Teamsters of delaying material delivery to their plumbing firm in Iowa City.
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Iowea City Sperial
Gazette
Iowa City
James Gaffney
Frante Construction Company
Cedar Rapids Building and Construction Trades Council
Teamsters Union Law
Dowd and Rummelhart
Jawa City Plumbing and Wealing Firm
Teamsters Focal
Frantz
Regina High School
Mercy Hospital
Frantz Company
Building Trades Unions
Boyd
Rummelhart
Teamsters
Vehicle Registration Meetings Aimed at County Treasurers
DES MOINES Iowa October state safety department plans a series of instruction meetings for county treasurers on 1958 vehicle registrations. John Carlson director of the motor vehicle division and Phil Powers assistant director will lead sessions in Red Oak Waterloo New Hampton Cedar Rapids Iowa City Mt Pleasant from Nov 7 to Nov 14 with nine more sessions scheduled.
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INS
State Safety Department
John Carlson
Motor
Red Oak Muncy
Carlson
Phil Powers
Sistant
Waterloo
New Hampton
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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