Godfrey Tops CBS Pay With 440 Thousand Salary
Arthur Godfrey, radio and TV star, earned 440514.16 last year from CBS according to SEC filings. Lowell Thomas came in second at 420300. The CBS president Frank Stanton received 109798.80. ABC listed Don McNeill at 180229.40 and Paul Whiteman at 145316.56. ABC president Mark Woods was paid 75000. NBC and Mutual reports were not yet filed.
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Washington
Arthur Godfrey
Columbia Broadcasting System
Securities and Exchange Commission
Lowell Thomas
CBS
Frank Stanton
American Broadcasting Company
Don McNeill
Paul Whiteman
ABC
Mark Woods
National Broadcasting Co
Mutual Broadcasting System
SEC
U.S. Mines Interest Moved in South Siam Concessions
A Siam firm seeks American capital to develop several mining concessions in South Siam, aiming to attract investment for mineral extraction and exploration.
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Siam
South
Kansas City Student Wins University Honor
Philip W. Gillette a Kansas City Missouri senior was named Theodore Herfarth award recipient at Wisconsin Madison Tuesday night. David Beckwith Madison and David Dunwiddie Whitewater received honorable mention for integrity service leadership and scholarship in this annual $100 award judging campus activities.
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Madison
Wis
Philip W. Gillette
Kansas City
Theodore Herfarth
University of Wisconsin
David Beckwith
David Dunwiddie
Whitewater
Atmosphere Contains Heavy Carbon Alongside Common Form
Atmospheric studies show the air high above Earth holds small amounts of heavy carbon in addition to the familiar carbon forms. Researchers note the presence of these heavier carbon isotopes and discuss their implications for climate science and atmospheric chemistry.
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Earth
B. F. Gooditch
B. F. Goodrich
Parent-Teacher Cooperation Urged To Meet Family Problems
Mrs. Sidonie Matsner Gruenberg of New York urged cooperation of parents and teachers to address family bewilderment from rapid social and economic changes. She told the National Congress of Parents and Teachers that schools should develop new parenting skills and that teachers should support but not replace the family. Eric A. Johnston of the Motion Picture Association of America blamed wars and a mood of national gloom, not movies or media, for family life troubles.
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ST. Louis
Sidonie Matsner Gruenberg
New York
Child Study Association of America
Eric A. Johnston
Motion Picture Association of America
Illinois Auto Crashes Take 606 Lives First Four Months Of ’49
Illinois highway officials report 606 motor vehicle deaths on routes in the state during January through April 1949. The total marks a 15 percent drop from the same period in 1948, with April 1949 totaling 127 deaths, down 18 percent from the previous year.
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Illinois
Springfield
Ill
American Films Dominate Sweden Censor Passes
In the latest month, Sweden cleared thirteen of sixteen feature films, with American productions comprising the majority of the approved releases. The censor board reviewed titles for suitability before granting passage.
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Sweden
Buffalo’s Revenge Claims Hunter in Mozambique
In Mozambique Joao Porto, famed big game hunter, killed five buffalos last Monday and wounded a sixth. He pursued the area again Tuesday but was gored to death by the wounded buffalo that charged from cover.
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Lourenco Marques
Mozambique
Joao Porto
Porto
Miss Charlotte McConnell Celebrates 104th Birthday
Miss Charlotte McConnell, born and raised on a farmhouse near Budoire in Northern Ireland, celebrated her 104th birthday today. She has lived her entire life at the same rural home.
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Charlotte McConnell
Budore
Northern Ireland
Woman Pleads Innocent Over Rat at Detroit Cafe
Mrs Laura Caswell aged 43 pleaded innocent in Detroit court to operating an unsanitary restaurant. She denied a health inspector’s charge that a rat ran over meat in the cafe refrigerator insisting it was only a mouse.
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Detroit
Laura Caswell
Amazing Relief For Sore Feet
HEBOS promises instant relief for burning itching sweating and cracking feet with one daily application. The formula claims to loosen callous tissue and leave feet feeling wonderful and is guaranteed by all drug stores.
Silvertowns Tire Surpasses Prewar Durability Claim
An advertising blurb touts Silvertowns as built with long wear surpassing prewar tires, highlighting durability and engineering quality of the tire line.
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Silvertowns
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U.S. Mines
Pearl St
Fenel
Pamela Lamphere
Cook County Hospital
Chicago
Pamela
Fred
Irene
Pam
RTA
Many, Blanc & Co., Inc
Panrren
Moore
White House
Buffalo
Berg Paint and Wallpaper Co
Sy Patterson
South Fourth Street
Sargent
Begoodrich
G. F. Goodrich and Dealers
Fifth Avenue
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