State bill to curtail trading stamps dies in California
Sacramento A state Senate finance committee killed a bill aimed at banning trading stamp companies in California. The committee referred the matter to an interim two year study, amid letters from housewives urging its defeat. Senator Charles Brown authored the measure alleging stamp firms would be forced to pay redemption values to the state.
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Y Burleigh Patee
San Francisco
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Charles Brown
Inyo County
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Morgan Keaton
Los Angeles
Farmers and Merchants Council
State Department of Finance
California debate on stamp redemption drives bill
A legislative hearing on redeemable trading stamps cites the S H & stamps, farmer councils, and state finance officials. Testimony claims widespread non redemption and state revenue uncertainty while auditors note merchandise valued at 18 million dollars distributed by stamp companies last year. Services for Nicholas P Trussas, 63, Hayward restaurateur, will be at Garden Chapel. Senator Burns requests interim study before 1959 session.
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Ormer Hayward
al’ Hayward
Pratt-Fliers Mortuary
Hayward
Brown
Greece
Resi Stamp
Chanyears
Trussas
164Th Ave
Castra
Mendation
Harriet
Trusses
Wesley Henry
Hugh M. Burns
Fresno
William Heine Rites Conducted in San Leandro
Funeral services for William F. Heine 76 were held this morning at Santos and Robison mortuary. He died Sunday at Eden Hospital after a long illness. Survived by widow Elvera, daughter Ruth Teasdel Oakland, stepdaughter Viola Hallman San Leandro, brother Ray Heine Oakland, six grandchildren and one great grandchild. He belonged to Park Boulevard Lodge 368 F and A M Universal Craftsmen Council No. 57 Oakland Loma Vista Chapter 415 OES and veterans groups. Burial followed at Mountain View mausoleum. services conducted by Rev Jacob Belley of Oakland Neighborhood Church.
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William F. Heine
W. Broadmoor Blvd
Heine
Eden Hospital
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Ruth Teasdel
Oakland
Viola Biolette Hallman
Ray Heine
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Blvd
F. & A.M. Universal Craftsmen Council of Engineers
Loma
Vista
OES
Berkeley
Knights of the Roundtable
Santos and
Robieson Mortuary
Jacob Belley
Shiells Dies Aboard Ship On Vacation Visit
Robert W. Shiells a 58 year old Hayward real estate broker died of a heart attack aboard the SS Monterey returning from a vacation to Australia. He was a London native who lived at 1056 Cherry Way and practiced in Hayward for 35 years. Survived by widow Marie and three sons Robert Jr Albert J Noel Shiells. three grandchildren Maurine Robert John. Funeral inquiries directed to Sorensen Bros LA 12234.
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Australia
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Monterey
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England
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Marie Shiells
Robert Jr
Albert J
Noel, Shiells
Richmond
San Leandro Sales Report Highlights Income Levels
San Leandro retail sales reached 77.451 million dollars in 1936 with buy ing income of 100.59 million. By 1955 a 40.48 million spread existed between actual retail sales and spendable income. The magazine notes residents have high per capita and family incomes in Alameda county, with 2020 dollars per person and 6448 per family.
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San Leandro
Alameda County
Be Comfortable Guide to Investing and Insurance
Aged 79 winner inquires how much cash to keep before buying common stocks. Experts advise a rainy-day fund of four to six months income or about a thousand dollars for a five thousand annual household, plus substantial life insurance. The overarching message stresses personal budgeting, not rigid rules, to ensure present comfort and avoid overexposure to stock risk.
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J. A. Livingston
Alice B. Wergan
Sam
Stocks Soar as Oil and Blue Chips Lead Preholiday Rally
New York trading gains propelled by oil issues and aircrafts as the Dow rose about 3.15 points in a brisk session. Major oil majors Getty, Amerada, Royal Dutch, Gulf and Kerr-McGee climbed while aircrafts, chemicals, and aluminum shares advanced. IBM, GE, RCA and Westinghouse also firmed. Profit taking lingered in Corning Glass and Allied Chemical. Grains and coffee traded mixed ahead of the long weekend.
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Martin
United
General Dynamics
RCA
Westinghouse
Northern Pacific
Corning Glass
Allied
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Petroleum
Brazil
Oldster Credits Chocolate Milk for Longevity in Chicago
Chicago obituary notes 107 year old Mrs. Charlotte Bonner credits faith in God and chocolate milk for her long life. She has outlived three husbands and five children and feels like a spring chicken while aiming to surpass her grandfather who lived to 114.
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Chicago
Charlotte Bonner
Financial Stocks and Prices From the Market Report
A dense financial brief lists stock prices and earnings from Sutro & Co. with figures for major companies like General Electric, General Foods, DuPont, and East Coast firms. It notes market totals, dividends, and closing averages, summarizing price ranges, weights, and notable shifts along with selected dividends and acknowledgments of public debt figures.
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Bethlehorn Steet Aig
Columbia Broadcast
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Douglas Aviation
Dresser Industries - DuPont
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Fort Motors
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Goodyear
Kennecottwell
Middle
Illis
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Nat'l Distillers
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Standard
Poor
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York
Are ‘i Standard
Sperry Rare
Standard Ou
Calif
N. J Sunray
Mid-continent
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Cal! Pac
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Tunnel study planned for France Britain Channel link
A long term study on a proposed Channel Tunnel between Britain and France will start in June. Officials said the 18 month survey will assess geology and engineering and determine if private finance can fund the project, with governments to seek permission to proceed if feasible.
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France
Dutch Imports Rise With 1956 Trade Deficit Loaded
The May 31 1956 report notes Dutch imports from Honolulu Kobe Rio Vancouver Seattle London Cadiz Coos Bay and other ports totaling a fringe of vessels. It cites a 16 percent year over year rise in import value and an overall trade deficit near 870 million dollars. Exports climbed seven percent while the import coverage by exports slipped to around 7 per cent. The article mentions the Luckenbach and Amsterdam routes and a Liverpool reference as context.
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Netherlands
ES Anderson
Luckenbach
Icf
Liverpool
Apwrwiggeumenie
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