Soap Boss Tops U S Salary List For 1938 In Tax Returns
F A Countway president of Lever Brothers led the 1938 income tax salary list with 460713, surpassing film stars. The list excludes dividends and omits Loew's MGM figures, while Warner Baxter and other Hollywood names appear with high pay from specific employers. Major executives across industries like Bethlehem Steel, GM, and RCA also rank among top earners.
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Washington
F. A. Countway
Lever Brothers Company
Massachusetts
Treasury
Henry Ford
John Cdor Jr
Watson Banks
Thomas J. Watson
International Business Machines Partion
Claudettie Colbert
Hollywood
Loew's Incorporated
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Louis B. Mayer
M-G-M
Clark Gable
Myrna Loy
Bette Davis
Paul Muni
Greta Garbo
Warner Baxter
Darry
F. Zanuck
Bing Crosby
Jack Benny
Paramount Pictures
Shirley Temple
Leslie Howard
Loretta Young
Fred MacMurray
Henry Fonda
George Raft
Garry Cooper
John Barrymore
Bob Burns
Joel McCrea
Marlene Dietrich
Charles Boyer
Frederick March
Tyrone Power
Roy de Ruth
Samuel Goldwyn
Helen Hayes
Heron
William’ Randolph Hearst
Countway
Watson
E. G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel
George Washington Hill
American Tobacco Company
W. 8
Knudsen
General Motors
Ford
Walter P. Chrysler
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
Charles F. Kettering
Winthrop Aldrich
Chase National Bank
New York
W. S.paley
Columbia Broadcasting Company
Owen D. Young
Gerard Swope
General Electric
Walter 8. Gifford
American Telephone and Telegraph
R.B. White
Western Union
Consolidated Oil Company
C. W. Deyo
F W. Woolworth Company
J. H. Kindelberger
War Observer Assignments and Corporate Donations Listed
The document lists individuals and firms across multiple sectors including North American Aviation, Penn Railroad, Pulitzer Publishing, Mars Incorporated, and DuPont. Notable figures and companies are connected to large monetary figures for insurance, publishing, advertising, beverages, and mining.
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H. M. Leisure
Occidental Life Insurance Company
Lammot DuPont
I. DuPont de Nemours and Company
M. W. Clement
Pennjatia Railroad
J. F. Brownlee
Frankfort Distilleries
C. H. Strub
Los Angeles Turf Club
Joseph M. Pulitzer
Pulitzer Publishing Company
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Alfred
Lynva
Busiel
Lady Esther Ltd
Tomlinson
Camels Promote Slower Burn for More Pleasure per Puff
Researchers claim slow-burning Camels preserve fragrance and flavor by preventing excessive heat from rapid burning. The argument notes higher pleasure per puff and more puffs per pack, aligning with the claims of a noted hockey player.
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Roy Conacher
Boston Bruins
Narrow Escape as Clothes Catch Fire at Home
Wallace Boggie Blackwell of 316 Gordon Drive suffered painful burns Saturday when a blow torch back fired while thawing pipes, igniting his clothing in a dramatic house incident. He is recovering at home today.
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Wallace
Boggie) Blackwell
Gordon Drive
Mr. Blackwell
Ice Plant Fire Threat Leads to $2,000 Damage in Selma
In Selma Alabama workers thawed frozen pipes at the ice plant with a blow torch causing insulation to catch fire. Building damage was estimated at 2000 dollars while ice making equipment remained undamaged but still frozen.
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Selma
Ala
Summary of Bids and Contracts for Dairy and Food Utilities
The record lists bids and amounts for various contracts: Dairy by Thomas H. McInnerney of National Dairy Products Corp. for $150,460. Food by Colby M. Chester of General Foods Corp. for $122,000. Utilities by J I Mange of Utility Clearing Corp. for $82,818. and Biscuit Company with $96,550.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Biscuit Company
Thomas H.mcinnerney
National Dairy Products Corporation
Colby M. Chester
General Foods Corp
J I. Mange
Utility Clearing Corporation
Associated Gas and Electric System
Athens News Roundup Reflects Local Events and Court Action
Local editors Mrs. R M Rawls and RH Walker attend Alabama Press Association meetings in Birmingham. A preliminary hearing is slated in Limestone County Municipal Court for Robert Bridges of Florence on a morphine tablet theft at Gilbert’s Drug Store. The Tanner Home Demonstration Club sets January 26 for an all day handicraft school with a covered-dish luncheon. Numerous residents and visitors are listed with travels and engagements, including James Davis family visits, a Huntsville teacher weekend, Hot Springs recovery notes, and WPA office changes. The Limestone County Teachers Association opens its year with Louis Jones presiding. The county democratic executive committee sets higher May primary qualification fees and a recruiting office operates in the Athens post office building under Sgt. M O Grisham. A sound Life of Christ screening at First Methodist is scheduled for Thursday to Saturday evenings with an invitation to all.
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R. M. Rawls
Alabama Courier
RH. Walker, Jr
Limestone Democrat
Alabama Press Association
Birmingham
Limestone County
Robert Bridges
Florence
Gilbert
Tanner Home Demonstration Club
Joyce Lerman
Huntsville
E. D. Lerman
Ernest Holland
A. J. Matthews
Hot Springs
Ark
Ernest Hine
Bert Yarbrough
WPA
Decatur
Department of Public Welfare
J. C. Phillips
Headland
Ala
G. B. Phillips
Russell Hightower
Pryor Williams
Limestone County Teachers Association
Athens High School
Louis Jones
Democratic Executive Committee
Kemunnenie
Athens
M. O. Grisham
Tenth Infantry
Life of Christ” In Sound
First Methodist
Europe
The
Holy Land
Egypt
Slum Clearance Hearing Set by City Commission
In Dothan Alabama on January 22 7 proponents and opponents of a proposed slum clearance plan are invited to a city commission hearing on January 30 While sentiment is surveyed a temporary housing authority studies projects in other areas for reference
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Dothan. Ala
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Finland
North American Aviation, Inc
Robert M. Losey
U.S. Army Flyer
Helsinki
Costuier Tobaccos
Moose
Victor
Farewells Lake
Alaska
Jack Benson
Benson
Lion OF
Idaho
Arthur Haight
William E. Borah
Borah
Senate
Lion
Acme
Larry Sewell
Cincinnati
Ohio
N. Davis
Elton Cooper
Baby
Eufaula
A. Darby
Dick Coffman
Nan Allen McCracken
Florida
James B. Allen
Etowah County Bar Association
E. K. Hanby, Jr
Clifford L. Cottle
Allen
Julius Swann
Gadsden
Cain Street
Packard
Alabama Power Company
Alabama
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