Ford Stock Sale Advances to Public Ownership
New York reports the Ford Motor Co stock sale moving toward public ownership as the SEC studies the firm’s registration. Brokers note heavy orders from regular customers and new investors, with shares likely to sell out. The Ford Foundation raised the offering to 10.2 million shares, up from seven million. The registration filing marks the final step before sale. A local resident born a slave in Chatham, Va, is mentioned in context of regulatory disclosures. Survivors include two sons and a daughter.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Wall Street
Ford Foundation
Chatham
Change Commission
Ford Company
Ford set nine month sales and profit records
Ford Motor Company reported nine month totals of 4 042 600 000 dollars in sales and 312 200 000 dollars in profits with public offering planned for January 18. Co managers of the underwriting syndicate told 700 underwriters to ensure wide distribution with a 100 share initial limit and a possible 200 share cap under certain conditions.
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Ford
Ex-Slave Is Dead in Cherokee, Kas at 103
Mrs Adrene Van Hook died yesterday in Cherokee Kansas aged 103 or 104 last August she observed her 104th birthday in August. She was a former slave and lived in the area for many years.
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Ad'rene van Hook
Tragedy Strikes Jobless Family As Bey Kills His Sister Accidentally
Lloyd D. Cook and wife Louvina face Christmas tragedy after their 11 year old son Grover fires a pistol shot while babysitting, killing two year old Donna Marie as neighbors and police gather. The family, grieving, awaits guidance as the boy is placed with his parents. Police call it an unfortunate accident.
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Bey
Denver U
Lloyd D. Cook
Louvina
Cook
Grover
Donna Marie
Staples named general administrative assistant to Lee Co
Leonard W. Staples is named general administrative assistant to the president of the H. D. Lee Company in Kansas City. He joined in 1928 as a stock and shipping clerk in South Bend and later served in Cleveland and Kansas City roles. He was elected director in 1951 and secretary in 1952.
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Kansas City
Leonard W. Staples
H. D. Lee Company
Benjamin E. Kinney
Staples
South Bend
Ind
Cleveland
Must Be A Santa As Faith Symbol Must Be A Santa As Faith Symbol
In El Dorado the change in duties arose from rapid manufacturing expansion. Neil Gorby left the station after a wallet loss reported at the Lee company plant. Staples will assume new duties at the station amid growing responsibilities. The Lee company, with thirteen locations nationwide, includes Nickel Silver and ex-nickel zinc manufacturing units. Bruce Company of Ottawa was involved in the wallet recovery.
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Kanu
Neil Gorby
Gorby
Kinney
Staples
el Dorado
Mediately
Bruce Company, Inc
Tawa
William G
Gillespie
Industrial sales clerk gains broad experience in Kansas City
Gillespie joined the Lee organization in 1948 as a clerk in the industrial sales office in Kansas City and has gained thorough experience in every phase of industrial sales, Kinney said.
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Kansas and Western Missouri
Gillespie
Lee Organization
Kansas City
Kinney
Burn a Light for Faith Drives Red Porch Bulb Demand
El Dorado residents embrace the burn a light for faith movement with a rush on red bulb purchases for Christmas displays. Shortages drive substitutes as many wrap red cello phane around ordinary bulbs to show the symbol of Christian faith.
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EL Dorado
Fl Dorado
Fire Destroys Historic Wayside Inn in Sudbury Mass
Sudbury, Mass. early today a centuries-old Wayside Inn once linked to Henry Ford and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow burned to the ground. More than six fire units fought the zero temperature blaze. no guests were inside. The Red Tavern built about 1686 stood along the old Boston Post Road before its historic renovations.
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Sudbury
Mass
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Ford
Boston Post Road
Longfellow
Crash Injuries Fatal To Woman In Wichita
Mrs. Ethel Anderson, 24, Wichita, died yesterday from injuries from an automobile collision on Sunday. Her husband Edward and their three children were injured in the crash.
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Wichita
Ethel Mr Anderson
Edward
Bullet Wound Fatal in Newton Case
Newton man Norm an G. Spore aged 30 died from a bullet wound to the head after a 22 revolver discharged while he lifted it from a drawer at 2 am. Police say his wife Jeanne reported he got up to clean his guns. The incident is under investigation. The report also notes the Japanese beetle spreading to the Mississippi Valley and Wildlife Service using surplus weapons to deter pests.
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Newton
Norman G. Spore
Harvey County
C. E. Patterson
Spore
Jeanne
Over Pumping and Erosion Force Florida Farmlands Inland
Seepage of sea water due to over pumping and soil erosion in Florida has compelled farmers to abandon extensive land. Reports indicate over 25 million acres affected inland, with losses around 500000 acres annually. Crops disrupted across eight miles inland in some areas.
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Florida
U. S
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Walker's Wallpaper & Paint Shop
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Santa
Alexander - Wesen Insurance CO
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Lebo
Olivet
Hampshire
lJamb
M Farmall
International Lister
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Jayhawk
International Milker
Evans Orchard
Marvin Carr
Bob George
Neill R. George and
Zenn Ratliff
Auds
J. C. Williams
State Bank of
Enoch
Mississippi Valley
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
A. K. Leonard
The
Cudahy Packing Co
AL Tucker
Cteephon
Bennett Creamery Co
N. Walnut
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