Taplin testifies on Pittsburgh & West Virginia stock syndicate
Frank H. Taplin Cleveland capitalist told Senate investigators that he formed a syndicate in 1923 to buy 222,930 shares of the Pittsburgh & West Virginia and later gained control of 70 to 75 percent of the outstanding stock. Pennroad bought the block for 38,000 dollars as market ranged 110 to 140 dollars.
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J. F
Frank H. Taplin
Cleveland
Senate
Pennroad Corporation
Pittsburgh & West Virinia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Stork
Taplin
SEN Vetters
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
Ploe
John Atwater
Pittsburgh & West Virginia
New York Central
Pennsylvania
van Sweringens
Textile Code Ready for Roosevelt Review in 1933 Plans
The cotton textile industry nears approval of a fair competition code as the first admitted to the national recovery administration. President Roosevelt will review the agreement with Hugh S. Johnson and Charles Roper reporting on progress. The code sets a 40 hour week and minimum wages, with regional differences, and bars child labor.
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Washington, D. G
National Recovery Administration
Roosevelt
Hugh S. John
Johnson
Roper
Mids
Oil control pact urged by Texas official in New York
OC B Ames, chair of the Texas company, urged drafting a working agreement between the national administration and state enforcement agencies to control oil production. He warned federal control would raise constitutional questions and stressed industry self settlement before federal labor conditions apply.
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New York
National Administration
OC. B. Ames
Texas Copiperty
Ames
Texas Company
Naional
Paramount Wipes Out Its Deficit
Paramount Pictures wiped out a $1,063,000 deficit and posted a surplus since January 24 through foreign exchange gains, as testified at a hearing before Referee Davis in the Paramount-Publix bankruptcy case.
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Paramount
New York
Paramount Pictures Corporation
Davis
Paramount-Publix Corporation
U S to Study Soviet Recognition Issue
The United States will officially study the issue of recognizing Soviet Russia. Lawrence Steinhardt, ambassador to Germany, begins a European trip for the study, with the White House announcing the mission.
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U. S
Washington, D.C
United States
Russia
Lawrence Steinhardt
Sarchen
Europe
White House
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