Metropolitan Life Tops Billion Dollar Club With New Assets
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. replaced Bell Telephone System as head of the billion dollar club in 1951 per United Press survey. Bell System assets totaled 9,732,518,787 under new FCC compliant accounting versus 12,774,215,960 under the old method. Metropolitan reported total assets.
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Ccer
New York
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Bell Telephone System
United Press
Bell System
Federal Communications Commission
Metropolitan
Growth of billion-dollar firms accelerates in 1957
The largest U S business enterprises reach a peak of 60 members in the billion-dollar club as 1957 assets rise about seven percent to 197,782,991,608. Most members report year-to-year gains, with Commonwealth Edison Co Westinghouse Electric Corp and Bowery Savings Bank joining the roster.
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Manufacturers Trust Co
National Bank of Detroit
Ieheh
Commonwealth Edison Co
Chicago
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Bowery Savings Bank
Berkeley Plant Strike Sends Workers Off Job
Berkeley Wisconsin workers at the Colgate Palmolive Pete plant walked out over wage disputes after union and management failed to reach an agreement. Federal conciliator George Hillenbrand planned another joint meeting when a new basis for negotiations is found. The union seeks reinstatement of four fired employees and an 11 cent hourly raise plus health and welfare benefits. the company offered 3 cents.
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Berkeley
Colgate-Palmolive-Pete Company
George Hillenbrand
Hillenbrand
Isu
Campany
Dismissal Pleas Refused in German Draftee Murder Case
A U S Army general denied motions to dismiss charges against a 19 year old draftee accused of murdering two German civilians in Muernberg Germany. The ruling hours after prosecutors argued the case should proceed to trial in a military court.
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Muernberg
Germany
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Memorial Services Held for Mrs E G Whitaker in Hayward
Memorial services were conducted here yesterday for Mrs E G Whitaker whose death occurred Monday at a local rest home. She was sister of Mrs Laura Markwell of Hayward and Mrs Mary Marten igen of McBrides. Interment will be in Greenville, her native state. A life member and past president of Rogers Park Women’s club of Chicago, she was a language leader in private Midwest schools and taught in Siskiyou. She had lived in Hayward for ten years.
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Whitaker
Laura Markwell
Mary Martenigen
McBrides
Midhwaga
Gowen
Mich
Greenville
Rogers Park
Midwest
California
Siskiyou
Local Egg Market Prices from Central California Producers
Today's egg quotations from the Poultry Producers of Central California list Nulaid 53, large 48, medium 42, small 29, large B 36. Dressed poultry covers broilers 44-45, fryers 46-47, roasters 47-48, hens under 4 lbs 31-32, over 4 lbs 92-33, hens heavy 38-39, roosters 28-30, ducks 45-46, turkeys 40-41, squabs 1.03-1.15, rabbits 53-85. Liver poultry figures show broilers 14-20, fryers 14-29 lbs 34-46, roasters 35-54, hens light under 4 lbs 20-21, over 4 lbs 21-22, hens heavy 26-27, old roosters 18-20, cub bits 25-27.
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California
Daniel P Schmidt Dies Suddenly at Home
Daniel E Schmidt of 394 Medford Avenue died suddenly yesterday at his home. Funeral rites are pending at Residentie Chapel of the Hay ward mortuary at 297 Castro Street. He was husband of Marie Schmidt and father of Mrs Sennetta Line of Wirt. He is grandfather of Geary Lane.
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Sennetta Line
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Geary Lane
Rites Held for Cyrus Hostetler at Maynard
Funeral services for 80 year old Cyrus Hostetler were held at Residence Chapel in Maynard. The deceased was the father of Rex Hostetler of Livermere and stepfather of Ray and George Coughl of Los Angeles. Survivors include Mesdanies Peart Lohush Wanda Brash and Veda Patterson.
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Maynerd
Veda Patterson
Missouri
Mrs Leona Gould Rites Set Friday
Funeral rites for Mrs Leona Gould 72 will be held in San Lorenzo Friday. A native of San Lorenzo she died at home Tuesday. Wife of Frank Gould and sister of Rose Lopez Amelia Maunt and Mary Soares plus Joe Bernard. Services at Sorensen Brothers depot 1140 B Street at 8 am. Mass at St John Catholic church 9:30 am. Interment Holy Sepulchre cemeterylares Rosary at the funeral home.
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Leona Gould
Gould
San Larengo
Prank Gould
Rose Lopez
Amelia Maunt
Mary Soares
Aannie Brows
Hayward
Joe Bernard
SPRSI
Ashland Council
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Brothers' Depot
B Street
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Electrical Code Class Tour in Newark at 7 PM
Hayward technical school electri cal code class will tour Newark substation Thursday led by instructor A. Wert. Electrigians invested in accompanying the state are asked to meet at Washington High School in Ce Ie at 7 pm.
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Tayward
Hayward Technical School
Newark
A. Alewert
Stote
Washington Onisa
Ce Ie
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