Maguire Builds an Empire on People Power
Industrialist Maguire, a self described expert in human engineering, built a network of 14 plants from Connecticut to Iowa and controls 11 companies. Born 1897 in Meriden, he rose from naval service to acquire insolvent firms, salvaging neglected facilities by leveraging strong teams and intuitive judgment.
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Richard Tompkins
AP Newsfeatures
New York
Russell Maguire
Maguire Co
Sguire
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Iowa
Maguire
Maguire Industries, Inc
Meriden
Conn
Worcester Academy
Naval Air Corps
New York University
School of Hard Knocks
Maguire Brings Maguire Industries to a Diversified Empire
Maguire, a financier from New York, built a diversified empire after reshaping Auto-Ordnance into Maguire Industries. From gun production to radio and electronic gear, powder metallurgy, and paving mixtures, his firms expanded postwar plans into dehydrated foods and dairy processing. He boasts millions, funds charities through the Maguire Foundation, and travels by private plane to oversee ventures alongside a family with multiple homes and a Virginia farm.
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Alco Valve Co
St. Louis
Maire
Maguire
Richmond Radiator Co
Auto-Ordnance
Thompson
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Ryan
Securities Exchange Commission
Dunkerque
England
U.S
Russia
Maguire Industries, Inc
New York
Fifth Avenue
Virginia
Southampton
L. I
West Point Reverts to Four Year Academy Format
West Point announces a four year academic course with expanded aviation instruction for all cadets. The senior class will graduate next June after three years, while the current third class splits into two groups, one finishing after three years and the other completing the full four-year plan. All cadets will receive air training at Stewart Field and, after graduation, air corps qualified cadets will proceed to advanced flying fields to obtain their wings.
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West Point
N. Y
Maxwell D. Taylor
United States Military Academy
Taylor
Stewart Field
Air Corps
Washington Roundup: Postwar policy and defense debates
A Washington roundup notes Senate leaders favor keeping the line of succession as is, with Truman’s message not renewing a June request. Topics include surplus property sales, veteran buying limits, a single disposal board, government reorganization, British goods purchases, and the Rio conference agenda. Also covered are Italian colonies, jet propulsion research, a single national defense command, Coast Guard fate, farm census trends, marriage rates, and help for discharged servicewomen.
Post Office Receipts Drop in August in High Point
Postmaster S C Clark reports August 1945 postal receipts totalled 24011 36 down from 28064 in August 1944 a decline of 3950 96 due to fewer overseas mailings and parcel post shipments but two months combined show smaller year over year gap.
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High Point
S. C. Clark
Clark
Truman Frames Liberal Push in 1946 Campaign
President Truman’s 16 000 word message signals a leftward tilt for the Democratic Party in the 1946 elections. Republicans call it a campaign document while liberals cheer his support for unemployment benefits and full employment measures. The piece notes fault lines with conservative southerners and highlights plans on military training, atomic energy, and social programs.
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Washington
Truman
GOP
Rep. J. Parnell Thomas
James E. Murray
Dmont
Sen
George
Dga
Taft
Ohio
Wallace
Carpenter Named English Head At Greensboro College
Dr James M Carpenter, noted folklorist and former head of English at Alabama State Teachers College, Troy, replaces Dr James Howell as head of the English department at Greensboro College. Howell departs for Tusculum College in Greenville Tennessee.
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James M. Carpenter
Alabama State Teachers College
Troy
Alabama
James Howell
Greensboro College
Howell
Tusculum College
Greenville
Tennessee
Mississippi
Carpenter
University of Mississippi
Harvard University
Harvard
Kittridge
William and Mary College
Duke University
Boston University
New York Times
Bright Belt Shifts to Four Day Week on Middle Belt
Bright Belt Warehouse association president F S Royster announced four sales per week on the middle belt tobacco markets. The change follows agitation to end the Monday sales holiday after Governor Broughton and U S Department of Agriculture official tours reported relief from congestion. The note adds a colonial segue about premiums for grape growers in Virginia.
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