EMIL SCHRAM NAMED TO HEAD NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Emil Schram, Hillview Illinois farmer and Reconstruction Finance Corp leader, is chosen by NYSE directors for a $48,000 annual presidency. He would be the first non security professional to run the exchange, succeeding William M. Martin Jr. who resigned after selling his seat for several hundred thousand dollars. Schram’s background spans drainage, reclamation, and wartime material allocation roles under multiple administrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry
Simpson
Wall Street
Corn
Slater
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Board of Governors
Emil Schram
Hartwell Farms
Hillview
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Washington
Schram
York
Peru
Ind
J. O. Cole
Illinois River
Corper
Hartwell Land Trust
The
Home and Farm Authority
TVA
Edward R. Stettinius
Mr. Schram
William M. Martin Jr
Stock Exchange
Martin
Giving Americans Facts on Debt and Wealth
An editorial argues Americans need clear figures on national debt and personal impact. It cites Joseph W. Martin on a 65 billion debt translating to about 493 per person and 2,465 per family of five, urging plain accounting to preserve confidence in government. It honors past wealth creators and calls for university emphasis on organic chemistry to aid farmers and industry. It notes strikes reduce national income and warns government efficiency must improve to avoid harming prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
House of Representatives
National Republican
Col
John Jacob Astor
Commodore Vanderbilt
Cyrus McCormick
John D. Rockefeller
James J. Hill
Marshall Field
P. D. Armour
America
Infantry Takes Center Stage As U S Army Modernizes
A 6 000 mile tour shows the United States Army leaning toward motorized triangular divisions. The Fourth division at Fort Benning drives on rubber with 2 600 vehicles and high firepower. Parachute troops and Bantam blitz-buggies add mobile striking capability while new Garand rifles and Browning automatic rifles bolster individual firepower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U. S. Army
U. S
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
War Department
John J. Pershing
H. J. Brees
Third Army
Fort Benning
Lloyd R. Fredendall
First Armored
J. D. Motyl
Ninety-seventh
Georgia
Benning
Motyl
Chemical Warfare Service
Europe
Automatic Weather Stations Chart Unattended Readings Long-Term
U S scientists announce automatic weather stations capable of unattended operation for up to one month and possibly three months in the future at isolated sites. The system, developed by the Aerological Division and standards bureaus, measures barometric pressure temperature humidity wind and rainfall and transmits data by radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Aeronautics, Navy
Department
Navy Aerologists
National Bureau of Standards
Departments of Commerce
Ancient Disease Threatens Men and Livestock Across Regions
An enduring account of anthrax shows it plagues animals and humans from soil and infected hides to flies. Early diagnosis saves lives. outbreaks stretch from Mississippi delta to the Dakotas and California to the Southeast, with sporadic appearances elsewhere.
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Chicago
Moses
Holy Land
Siberia
South Africa
Man
America
American Foundation For Animal Health
Mississippi Delta
Dakotas
California
Atlantic States
Gargantua and Toto in Imaginary Dialogues
Dialogues feature Gargantua the circus gorilla and Toto the Cuban gorilla debating co-starring, marriage, and circus fame with sharp banter and zany exchanges. A second gag mocks banking, time, and politics in a breezy humor column style.
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Jesse Jones
RFC
National Drainage Association
Hoover Administration
Ilinois
Lemuel F. Parton
Consolidated Features
WNU
San Ance
Western Newspaper Union
Organic Chemistry
Lawrence Sullivan
Aenerica
Avia
Ralph D. G. Newman
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Gargantua
Toto
Arthur Brisbane
Clark Gable
Cuba
Lissen
New Rochelle
N. Y
Elmer Twitchell
U.S. Treasury
Merrill Chilcote
Ima
Dodo
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