Koppers Chief Sees Bright Outlook for 1950 Industry
General Brehon Somervell president of Koppers Co. reports a stabilized economy that should sustain profitable operations into 1950. He urges strong opposition to rising socialism and notes 1949 gains including a railroad ties coating compound, wood preservative for rot and termites, and plans for new plastics. The year features a Richmond food preserving plant, Rochester road materials plant purchase, and Port Arthur Ontario pipe coating plant construction.
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Koppers Co., Inc
Brehon Somervell
Koppers
Koppera
Somervell
Richmond
Rochester
N. Y
Port Arthur
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Anniversary Celebrated by Mr and Mrs G P Snead at Riverside
Mr and Mrs G P Snead of Riverside marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary last Saturday at home. He is 77 and she is 70, with relatives present for a family gathering. The report notes tractors are important on farms but draft horses remain widely bred.
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G. P. Snead
Riverside
Navy Veteran Killed In Hunting Accident
An article notes the death of a Navy veteran, Antonéccio, who was shot while hunting near Youngstown. Miss Chrislip and Wesley Lynch are named in Roane County appointments for home demonstration agents. The piece blends local notices with a broader look at 1949 auto industry output and profits, including steel shortages and anticipated 1950 production records.
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Martha Jane
Chrissip
Romney
Roane Coun
Buckhannon
Richard Strader
Wesley Lynch
Montgomery
Michael Antoneccio
Frenchton
David J. Wilkie
Youngstown
Hampshire County
Detroit
Dee
Thena
Loretta Stra
Graftan High
Lion's Auto Industry
Actress Jean Parker Divorces Third Husband
Actress Jean Parker aged 31 obtained a divorce from her third husband in Los Angeles today. She charged jealousy caused her to have three nervous breakdowns. The defendant was Dr. Kurt Gratter, 37, a moving industry financial advisor.
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Los Angeles
Jean Parker
Kurt Gratter
Movig
Actress’s Illness After Accusations Steals Roles
Unfounded accusations left her 80 ill and caused loss of stage and screen jobs. The Graders wed in 1942. Her former husbands were George MacDonald, a New York newspaperman, and Douglas Daw son, a radio newscaster. Meanwhile the United Nations in New York installs about 300000 square feet of glass in its permanent Secretariat, making it a leading glass user worldwide.
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George MacDonald
New York
Douglas Dawson
United Nations
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