Butler County Auto Sales Lag Amid 1961 Slowdown
New car registrations in Butler County fell to 4,132 for the first nine months of 1961, about 70 percent of the 5,897 a year earlier. September slipped to 383 from August 502 and last year’s 553. Compact cars stayed strongest, with Corvair leading American imports at 266 registrations, followed by Rambler 225 and Falcon 223. Volkswagen was the sole foreign make above average, registering 143 in nine months. Truck registrations rose to 428, up from 377, with Ford leading last month’s tally at 10 units.
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Butler County
Ovecpuse Seic
Rambler
Falcon
Priod
Comet
Tempest
Valiant
Volkswagen
Kiep
Chevrolet
Ford
Oldsmobile
Pontiac
Buick
Mercury
Cadillac
Corvair
Olds F
Newspaper Campaign Planned To Boost Ad Reach
New York AP reports an advertising push will launch soon from the American Newspaper Publishers Association. About 700 Bureau of Advertising members will participate using main ad text touting higher daily circulation and increased ad reach. The campaign cites ABR audits showing US and Canada combined circulation at 64,397,118 and ad investments totaling 3.7028 billion dollars in 1960.
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New York
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Anpas Bureau of Advertising
Audit Bureau of Circulation Reports
ANPA
Bureau of Advertising
United States
Canada
TAPPI To Tour Mead Laboratory Chillicothe
The Ohio Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry will hold a Mead Research Laboratory tour in Chillicothe on October 17 with three seminars from 2 to 2 15 pm on drying, fiber strength, and photography for better paper. A 4 30 pm facility tour precedes a social hour and dinner at 6 pm at the Chillicothe Country Club.
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Mead
Chillicothe
Ohio Technical Association of the
Pulp and Paper Industry
R. R. Rounsley
D. C. McIntosh
E.L. Scott
Chillicothe, Country Club
Invest In Healthy Children Says Roger Babson
Roger Babson argues that investing in healthy, well-trained children is safest, surpassing stocks and bonds. He notes long histories of stock promotions, inflation eroding wealth, and that in Russia only bank deposits are safe while savings are discouraged under communism. He warns bonds can be safer short term, but children remain the ultimate asset.
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France
England
Robert Harley
Robert Walpole
United States
London
New York
Persia
Babylon
Russia
Longest stone arch railroad bridge in the world
The Rockville Bridge spans the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg, touted as the longest stone arch railroad bridge in the world. Built to carry trains, its curved masonry work and massive piers stand as a historic engineering landmark.
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Rockville
Susquehanna River
Harris
First National Bank of Middletown to expand into Western Union space
The First National Bank of Middletown will enlarge its facilities by moving the Western Union Telegraph Co. office to 55 South Main Street and converting the current space into expanded trust and banking offices. The remodeling includes a new facade, a front travel department with a two-height lobby, a sunken garden, an S shaped ticket counter, and a natural stone exterior. Construction starts after Western Union vacates and bids are invited.
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First National Bank of Middletown
Western Union Telegraph Co
Edward W. Barker
Western Union
N. Main St
First National
S. Main St
Colonial Theater
Barker
Bank
Main Street
Harold Goetz Jr
Middletown
Wall Street Beatnik: Oddball Market Letter by Gutman
Walter K Gutman of Stearns & Co is a security analyst and writer of The Gutman Letter a wide ranging market essay. The piece profiles his unconventional views art ties and network with Beat Generation figures while noting his stock tips sometimes conceal long shot picks. Gutman a Bowdoin Yale alum and former art critic rose from social work to financial analysis and pens on philosophy politics and Zen between stock advice.
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New York
Wall Street
Walter K. Gutman
Stearns & Co
National Federation of Financial Analysts Societies
Wal
Gutman
Jack Kerouac
Manhattan
Bowdoin College
Yale Graduate School
Europe
Goodbody & Co
Good
Shields & Co
Stearns
Multitude Of Sizes Automen Put Eggs In Many Baskets
AP review of 1962 auto market shows Detroit makers expanding model lines and options. Ford offers over 70 models, Chevrolet runs four distinct lines, and most firms list multiple wheelbase sizes. Domestic cars now feature broader horsepower ranges, smaller big cars and larger compacts, with over 400 models marketed and options numerous enough to add at least $100 in cost.
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Ben Detroit
Ban Mene
Ford Motor Co
Henry Ford
Ford
Chevrolet
Studebaker-Packard
Withone
Chrysler
Ward's Automotive Reports
Black-Clawson And THI Sign Japan Licensing Deal
Black-Clawson Co a pulp and paper mill equipment maker signs an agreement with Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Tokyo licensing THI to manufacture in Japan the full Black-Clawson line. Frank T. Peterson reports formation of Black-Clawson Japan Ltd to provide liaison between IHI and Black-Clawson divisions including Shuttle Division Middletown. IHI, dating to 1853, operates four plants and fields an engineering staff over 2,000.
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Black-Clawson Co
Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Ltd
IHI
Tokyo
THI
Japan
Black-Clawson Machinery
Frank T. Peterson
Black-Clawson
Black-Clawson (Japan) Ltd
United States
Middletown
Hammond joins Westvaco in Covington Virginia plant
Jack A. Hammond formerly of Monroe has joined the technical service staff of the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co by Bleached Board Division at Covington Virginia. He is an Ohio State University chemical engineering graduate. His brother Wendell B Hammond is a staff engineer in the Covington Covington paper mill department.
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Jack A. Hammond
Monroe
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co
Covington
Ohio State University
Wendell B. Hammond
Westwaco
Neckties rise in Europe during the French Revolution
Neckties once called cravats gained widespread use in Europe as the French Revolution popularized this fashion shift.
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Europe
New 2 in 1 Glow-Bright bulb part of Westinghouse line
Westinghouse Lamp Division unveils Glow-Bright a two in one light bulb for standard or night light use in multi way sockets. Additional items include Briggs Easy Spin mower engine starter maritime Johnson Motors electromatic drive and ready mixed sauces from R T French Co for quick house meals.
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New York
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Jon
Briggs & Stratton Corp
Johnson Motors
R. T. French Co
Armco Introduces New Low Cost Steel Canopies
Armco Drainage and Metal Products Inc introduces a line of steel canopies offering low cost weather protection for walkways and parking areas. Sizes start at 6 by 4 feet with heights from 8 to 114 feet and unlimited length. Prices from 70 cents per square foot plus freight and installation. Suitable for shopping centers schools campus layouts churches drive ins and parking areas.
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Armco Drainage & Metal Products, Inc
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Roger Babson
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Bridal Registry
EO Morse
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Neith
Walter Gutman
S Versatile
Phlegar
Muo
Mamilton
Lebanon
Blanchester
Wilming Tote
Greenfield
Tulips Peonies
Rollridge Garden Center
Ris
N.E
Morrow
Black-Clawson and
Westvaco
B. F. Goodrich
Armco
New York Stock Exchange
Federal Savings & Loan Bldg
Middletown, Ohio
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Manchester
Motor Inn
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