Rent-A-Plant Pioneer: Dallas Boy Starts DGE Venture
In Dallas a 11 year old, George Voneiff, runs a rent a plant business with his mother. He charges 50 cents a month, collects about $50 to open a savings account, and now offers plant sitting during vacations with a "pinching rights" policy. Florists buy his plants and he operates under the name DGE Daddy George Elizabeth and Mother.
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Dallas
Voneiff
George
Edgar Voneiff
DGE
Elizabeth
DGEM
Savings and Loan Association
New President Sees Hope For Cancer Cure
Columbus AP report quotes Dr. Arthur James of Columbus as ACS president elect, outlining hope for earlier detection, chemotherapy advances, vaccines, and prevention through reduced smoking. He cites a shift from one in five to one in three cancers expected cured, with 75 percent potentially halted by quitting smoking and new cancer centers nationwide.
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Columbus — Ohio
American Cancer Society
Arthur James
Columbus
James
Ohio State University
Payrolls Rise in Ohio in 1971 Despite Fewer Workers
Ohio unemployment payrolls grew 3.2 percent to a total of 23.8 billion dollars while average employment fell 2.2 percent to 2,860,437. Exclusions include agriculture, government, teachers, and interstate railroad workers with declines mostly in contract construction and manufacturing.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio Bureau of Employment Services
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