325 Year Man At Chances Optimistic About Future
Harold Meeks a 25 year Chance Company welder in Centralia speaks of his long service and profit sharing. He recalls early years across East Street from the factory, his family ties with the firm, and hobbies like bowling and channel cat fishing. nicknamed Cutter by his father.
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Centralia
Harold
Cutter) Meeks
A.B. Chance Company
Meeks
Granville Meeks
East Street
Chance Fast Street
Vantages
Gary Robinson
Sturgeon
John Abel
Mexico
Connie
Charles
Buddy’’ Wyatt
Robert Lee Roberts
Chance
Missouri charter bus firms seek rate hikes
Nine bus companies including Greyhound Lines and Continental Trailways filed with the Missouri Public Service Commission on a proposed 19 to 44 percent charter rate increase. Rates would vary by origin yet aim for uniform statewide levels and be equal to or lower than interstate fares with a Jan. 10 implementation and Jan. 5 hearing deadline. Also noted, a separate AP report from Washington cites the Agriculture Department’s finding of adequate LP gas but tight natural gas supplies in 19 counties for crop drying.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Missouri Public Service Commission
Greyhound Lines
Continental Trailways
Jefferson Lines
Missouri Transit Lines
Mid
Washington
Agriculture Department
Banker To Speak To Accountants In Mid Missouri Chapter
Jim McKinney vice president Boone County Bank of Columbia will address the Mid Missouri Chapter of the National Association of Accountants at the January 8 meeting on Economic Review and Forecast. December gathering in Kingdom City featured Ron Callis of Williams Keeps Oliver Payne and Rackers as speaker with attendees from Mexico and Audrain Medical Center area firms and companies.
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Jim McKinney
Boone County Bank of Columbia
Mid Missouri
National Association of Accountants
Kingdom City
Ron Callis
Williams, Keepers, Oliver, Payne and Rackers
Six Building Permits Issued In City Week
Taylor Sewell reports six building permits issued last week totaling 6000 dollars. Kenneth Settle installs new doors at 1025 E Liberty for 600 dollars. Emory Hook adds siding at 720 Yale for 2500 dollars. Modern Exteriors handles a fireplace at 704 N Calhoun for 300 dollars. George T. Ray installs siding at 108 Josephine for 2000 dollars. Sid Worthington installs a new sign at 206 S Jefferson for 200 dollars. Dewey Sign Co handles the contractor work. The project involves the new Clearview TV and Stereo Shop location. R. 8. Snook installs paneling and lower ceiling at 213 S Kentucky St for 400 dollars.
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Taylor Sewell
Kenneth Settle
E. Liberty
Emory Hook
Yale
N. Calhoun
George T. Ray
Josephine
Sid Worthington
S. Jefferson
Dewey Sign Co
Clearview
R. 8. Snook
S. Kentucky St
Dr Peak Receives Acupuncture Certification
Dr Robert W Peak announced he passed the Columbia Institute of Chiropractic acupuncture certification covering traditional oriental electrical and ariule methods. He cites training from Dr Richard Yennie Taipei Dr Jack Worsley European College of Acupuncture Dr Eric Tao Armed Forces Acupuncture Clinic Taiwan Dr J R Bissland Tulsa and Dr Jonas Miller Sarasota. He predicts most American doctors will use some form of acupuncture within five years.
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Robert W. Peak
Columbia Institute of Chiropractic
Peak
Richard Yennie
Chinaedical
Dwight Hubert Receives Honor From Southwestern Company
Dwight R. Hubert of 1008 Hazel Place received honor from The Southwestern Company of Nashville Tennessee. He earned The Gold Award for exceptional effort in the 1974 Summer Program, which pays 75 to 80 hours weekly and teaches business skills and self support for college. The company praised his performance and looks forward to 1975 participation.
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Dwight R. Hubert
Robert Hubert
Hazel Place
Southwestern Company
Nashville
Tenn
Dwight
Southwestern
Fewer Firms Pay Bonuses This Season
In a year of recession and layoffs, Christmas bonuses are fewer and smaller. A Bureau of National Affairs survey of 136 firms finds only 13 percent pay bonuses this year, down from 25 percent six years ago. New York metropolitan area firms in a separate survey show 36 of 400 companies discontinued bonuses. Among the 122 still paying, over 60 percent shifted from a percentage of salary to a lump sum. About 58 percent ban gifts from other firms. Wall Street firms post large bonuses, with Dillon Read & Co. offering up to full annual salary. Lehman Brothers and others also cited.
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New York
Bureau of National Affairs
Washington
Chamber of Commerce and Industry
New York City
New York Metropolitan Area
Wall Street
Dillon Read & Co
Leh
U S Steel trims price hike amid Ford rollback pressure
U S Steel Corp reduced its December price increase from 4.7 percent to about 4 percent after President Ford criticized the rise as inflationary. Ford praised the rollback and urged Bethlehem Steel and CF and I to reconsider. The move targets steel used in construction and machinery, not consumer products. Other firms including Bethlehem and Wheeling-Pittsburgh saw varied adjustments.
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Washington
Ford Administration
U.S. Steel
No. 2 Steel Company
U.S. Steel Corp
Ford
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp
Vail Corp
Council On
Council
Albert Rees
B. Speer
Speer
Rees
CF & I Corp
Bethlehem Steel
CF &I
Bethlehem
al Ullman
House
Ways and Means
Agriculture Department
Gov Bond urges extra safety drive during holidays
Governor Christopher S Bond urged Missouri motorists to increase efforts to cut traffic deaths during the Christmas holiday period. He cited a 440 death reduction through Sunday compared with a year ago and appealed for safe driving as the year ends. The Bond family was spending holidays in Arizona and planned to return to Jefferson City Dec. 28.
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Jefferson City
Christophers. Bond
Arizona
Missouri
Bond
Pheenix
Capitol
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Trenton-St. Johnna Coaches
C & H Transit
Williams Bus Lines
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Orscheln Farm
Walter Smith
Bill Kasper
Jeanne Spencer
Moberly
John Moore
Norm Genthon
John A. Beshears
Donald D. Decker
Dennis Diederich
Larry F. Weber
A.P. Green
Robert W. Ollis
Citizens Savings Agssn
Warren Ransdell
Ann M. Sudbrook
Audrain Medical Center
Charles L. Vanlandingham
Kaiser Refractories
Robert Bohrer
Dr. Peak
Dwight Hubert
Washington ST
US Steel Corp
Main Brothers
Salomon Brothers
L.F. Rothschild & Co
Sanford C. Bernstein & Co
Madison Avenue
Gov. Bond
Pepsi-Cola
Boss
SMITH
Rage Company
Uncee
Columbia, MO
Pepsico
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