Outlook dismal but not hopeless painful surgery needed on Appalachian economy
The Ford Foundation funded a $310000 study covering 80,000 square miles across six states to assess Appalachia. It finds harsh poverty, job loss from mine closures, and low education but urges drastic programs and regional redevelopment to lift incomes over one or two generations. Better roads and schools are key though outmigration of educated youth persists. The Area Redevelopment Act is seen as a path to relieve unemployment.
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Ford Foundation
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
North Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
South
Appalachian
West Virginia
Kennedy
Life Under Hitachi Paternalism Shapes Young Tokiko
A two year old girl in Hitachi Japan grows up in a company town linked to Hitachi Ltd. Her father’s choice tethered her future to the firm with lifetime employment, company housing, hospital care, and a coffin and cemetery sale if needed. The piece contrasts Japanese corporate paternalism with Western job hopping, noting low pay but stable benefits and limited mobility for workers and their families.
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Hitachi
Japan
Tokiko Kuroda
Tokiko
Hitachi, Ltd
Takase
Tehrune Opens Realty Office
Charles P. Terhune, new Middletown Board of Realtors member, opens a real estate office at 5 S Main St in the Harrison Insurance building. Former Terhune Pontiac operator and ex-president of Middletown Auto Dealers Association, he serves on CAREB committees and has held multiple local real estate roles. He lives with wife Belly and two sons at 2906 Rusmar Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Terhune
Middletown Board of Realtors
S. Main St
Harrison Insurance
Terhune
Harry A. Finkelman, Inc
Terhune Pontiac, Inc
Middletown Auto Dealers Association
Ohio Association of Real Estate Boards
CAREB
First Methodist Church
Belly
Rusmar Court
Farm Land Prices Booming Tied to Tax Collector Woes
Washington AP reports a capital gains tax on raised farm values deters sellers. Agriculture Department economists say holdouts create a scarcity of farms on the market, driving up prices for buyers seeking available properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Farm land taxes and transfer through inheritance rise
Uncle Sam faces a potential tax take in farm land values rising since 1947 to 79 percent above the 1947 49 average with some older owners increasing over 300 percent. Many farmers pass land to heirs instead of selling, boosting inheritance transfers as farm sales fall.
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Uncle Sam
Absolute Zero Definition in Scale Conversions
The article defines absolute zero as the point where molecular motion theoretically ceases, listing 459.6 degrees Fahrenheit below zero and 273.15 degrees Celsius below zero as the respective zero points. The explanation emphasizes the equivalence of the two scales and anchors the concept in standard thermodynamic terminology.
Phibbs Named Manager of Inland Plant
W. W. Phibbs Jr. promoted to production manager for the Milwaukee Inland Container plant. He has 14 years in manufacturing operations and joined Inland in 1959 as a methods and standards engineer. Phibbs became general foreman of the Milwaukee plant in March 1961. Born in Middletown, he completed schooling in Dayton and studied industrial technology at Sinclair College.
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W. W. Phibbs Jr
Milwaukee
Inland Container Corp
Phibbs
Inlami
Indianapolis
Middletown
Dayton
Sinclair College
Japanese executives defend planning worker life to keep initiative
Hitachi executives insist elaborate life planning does not curb initiative, noting they rarely fire workers. Discipline means transfers to demeaning jobs or distant plants, prompting quitters. They claim Western style bargaining exists with a union, which they say once faced a three month strike in 1950. The union now appears more focused on after work picnics and parties.
Kroger Reports First Quarter Income and Sales
The Kroger Co. Midwest grocer reports first quarter income of 3,521,507 dollars or 2 cents a share on sales of 437,115,951 dollars. This compares with 1961 profits of 3,474,560 dollars or 28 cents a share on sales of 413,040,868 dollars. Directors also set the regular quarterly dividend at 7 cents per share, payable June 1.
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Cincinnati
Kroger Co
Kroger
Aeronca men win patent applications for new adhesive
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp engineers Ova E. Johnston of West Middleton and W. Paul Robbins of 47 Manchester Road earned patent applications for an original ceramic or glass adhesive to bond metal components such as honeycomb cores and sandwich panels. Ray Hermes of the Middletown Division awarded each man $50. an additional $100 will be paid when the patents are granted. The awards mark the fifth and sixth under Aeronca's patent incentive program tied to defense projects.
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Ova E. Johnston
West Middetown
W. Paul Robbins
Manchester Road
Ray Hermes
Middletown
Aeronca
Hermes
Johnston and
Robbins
Buick Turns Corner as Flint Plants Run Steady
Flint's Buick factories on East Hamilton Avenue are operating steadily through winter with overtime shifts, signaling a bright turn in the local economy. Once lagging in sales, Buick rose to sixth in early 1960 rankings and credits teamwork and planned changes for renewed performance after earlier issues with brake and styling problems in the mid-1950s.
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Flint. Mich
Flint
Buick
Hamilton Avenue
Pocket Gadget Lets You Compare Prices
VEW PRODUCTS introduces Dial & Save a compact plastic disc to compare value across weight volume or unit sizes up to 10 dollars, eight pounds, one gallon or 128 units. Also listed are Vacu-Vise anchoring tool, Electriduct floor friendly cord, Linen Life fabric conditioner, and Eveready Big Jim camp lantern with 340 degree rotating searchbeam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dial & Save
Dial & Save Inc
New York
N. Y
Union Carbide Consumer Products Co
M. Y
Eveready
Winter Sickness: Over Twenty Million Americans Colds
The winter season leaves more than 20 million Americans battling cold symptoms daily. The widespread illness disrupts routines across homes and workplaces as people seek relief and rest from persistent sniffles, headaches, and fatigue.
Marsh names Charles Ruth general manager
Charles Ruth is named general manager of Marsh Supermarkets Inc by President Ester V. Marsh. He previously led Marsh's southern division in Greenville, South Carolina after serving as produce merchandiser for the northern division in 1960. Ruth, from Grand Rapids, Michigan, and now living in Anderson, Indiana, succeeds Chan Kintner who resigned.
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Charles Ruth
Marsh Supermarkets, Inc
Ester V. Marsh
Marsh
Greenville
S.C
Ruth
Grand Rapids
Mich
Grand Rapids Produce Inc
Anderson
Ind
Chan Kintner
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Koichi Takase
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Charles Terhune
Finkelman
Inland Plant
Feed Weller
New York Stock Exchange
Federal Savings
Middletown, Ohio
Westheimer
Kent Little
Grand Ave
Westheimer & Co
Savings & Loan
Effie E. Sorrell
Central Ave
82Nd Specialized
Dayton Air Force Depot
Bernard S. Snyder
College of Dentistry
Ohio State University
Keely Dental Society
Butler County
Manchester Motor Inn
Johnston
Aeronca Manufacturing Corp
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Chevrolet
Ford
Edward D. Rollert
Pontiac
Oldsmobile
Rambler
Rollert
VEW Products
General Slicing Machine Co. Inc
Walden, M. Y
Electriduct
Ideas Inc
Laramie
Wye
Continental Chemicals Corp
Atlanta
Intelligent
Merrill, Turben & Co., Inc
Canton
Columbus
Cleveland
Youngstown
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