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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Biggest dog-show in the world is Cruft's of Great Britain. The first show was given n 1886 by Charles Cruft, who began his career serving behind the counter of a dog-biscuit shop. Ever since Queen Vic toria entered her collie and three Pomeranians in 1891, the show has been held ach year in Islington's mammoth old, red brick Royal Agricultural Hall. At its olden Jubilee Show three years ago, 10,650 dogs were entered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: 53rd Cruft's | 2/20/1939 | See Source »

...mustangs" and "fuzztails" - the wild descendants of horses that, have strayed from ranches - used to roam the vast sagebrush ranges of the U. S. Northwest. In wilder days, wild horse roundups were carried on periodically for the Portland, Ore. firm of Schlesser Bros., then the world's biggest packers of horsemeat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Animals: Wild Horse Round-Up | 2/20/1939 | See Source »

General Motors is the biggest unit in the great U. S. automobile industry (consumer goods). G. M. had a 1938 profit of $102,320,000 compared to a 1937 profit of $196,436,598. The last quarter of 1938 was the ninth best in G. M. history, contributing $63,932,000 (about 62%) of the year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATE OF BUSINESS: Steam Up | 2/20/1939 | See Source »

TIME'S Index of Business Conditions, reversing the temporary downtrend shown throughout January, rose 1.6 points last week-from 97.6 to 99.2. Chief cause of the rise was an increase in public spending everywhere except in the ten biggest cities. Business loans continued to decline, reflecting industry's indisposition to go in debt for inventories...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Index Up | 2/13/1939 | See Source »

...parties agreed to a plan under which the $800,000,000 empire's $583,000,000 in utility properties would be transferred to a liquidating trust. After a projected reorganization, I. P. & P. will still have assets of $250,000,000, will still be the world's biggest paper company-as it was before it ever heard of Archibald Graustein...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Major Operation | 2/13/1939 | See Source »

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