Consumers regain confidence points in May retail gains
AP reports consumer spending shows early signs of strengthening with May gains led by S S Kresge retail sales up 25 percent from a year ago and 41 percent from April. Auto sales rose from April but remain down year over year. unemployment hit 9.2 percent in May while the workforce expanded by 680000, and tax rebates may have nudged small-item buying.
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New York
S.S. Kresge
Kresge
Detroit
Gas Service Co and CSG Exploration Form Arkoma Venture
The Gas Service Co of Kansas City and CSG Exploration Co a Cities Service unit formed a joint natural gas and oil exploration venture in the Arkoma Basin Arkansas on 160000 acres with options to add more. Each venturer covers half of exploration costs likely at least 1.6 million dollars in 1975. Gas sales to Cities Service slated for about half of discovered gas until drilling costs are recovered. The lease holder retains control of roughly half of oil and gas remaining. The venture may extend to subsequent years under the option and joint venture terms.
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the Gas Service Co
Kansas City
CSG Exploration Co
Cities Service Gas Co
Arkoma Basin
Arkansas
Cities
Hesston Promotions Nomega Gaeddert Dunham at Hesston Corp
Hesston Corp announces promotions in the Hesston Division. Jim Gaeddert of Newton becomes marketing manager while Dennis Dunham of Newton rises to marketing planning manager from eastern regional sales. Gaeddert joined Hesston in 1966 and is a Bethel College graduate. Dunham joined Hesston in 1968 and trained in Reinbeck Iowa.
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Hesston
Jim Gaeddert
Dennis Dunham
Newton
The
Hesston Corp
Frank Depew
Farm Equipment Group
Gaeddert
Dunham
Eastern Regional
Moundridge
Kans
Gaoddert
Bethel College
No. Newton
Reinbeck
Iowa
Achilles Receives Honorary State Farmer Degree
Achilles McPherson, Windom native and executive assistant to Hesston Corp. chair Lyle Yost, was awarded the Honorary State Farmer Degree by the Kansas Association of the Future Farmers of America at the Kansas FFA Convention on May 29 at Kansas State University. The honor is the highest bestowed by the Kansas FFA.
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Manhattan
Lu Achilles
McPherson
Kansas Association of the Future Farmers of America
Kansas Ffa
Kansas State Univ
Achilles
Windom
Kan
Lyle Yost
Hesston Corp
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Lee Mitgang
Hanover Trust
Irwin Kellner
Pizza Inn
Meridian
Wien Associates
David Schnose
Pizza Inns
Great Bend
Kansan
Business News
Aussie
Charles Houen
Wagga Wagga
Australia
Houen
Wagga
U.S
Rotary
Brenneman
Farm and Industrial Equipment Institute
Marketing and Management Council
Howard L. Brenneman
Brennemann
Newton Kansan
Newton Publishing Company, Inc
Jack Lander
Harvey
North
Watton
Associated Press Ini
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Halstead
Peabody
Sedgwick
Waiton
Newton P O
Kansas
Aico
Anderson Axtell Christian Hospital
E. Edwy
Bethel Deaconess Hospital
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Beese
South Kansas Carter Pharmacy
Cedar Village
Dillons
North Main
Gibson’s
Meridian Grampy’s
First & Spencer
J & B Sundries
Pic Quik Foods
West Fourth
West Broadway
Manchester Reese Drug Store
Advertising Department
Harvey County
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