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...Bridgeton, N. J., last week Editor Isadore Levine of the Bridgeton Record wrote in his weekly gossip-column: "A number of physicians' cars have been seen parked near a Burlington Avenue home. It must be an interesting 'case'." When...
...corporations declared favorable dividends-largest number in any week since 1931. This record was made despite the fact that several boards deferred action until after Jan. 1 when the 5% Federal dividend tax expires. To the swelling stream of dividend resumptions was added a $3 payment by Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, $1 by Tide Water Oil, 25? by Dictaphone. Three tobacco companies, American Snuff, U. S. Tobacco and Helme, declared extras...
...fast aggregation with good chances of capturing the illusive League title. The Indians have gotten off to a good start in their first two contests of the year. Last Saturday night they opened the season with a 34-30 victory over the Crimson Independents and Wednesday they went to Burlington, Vt., to gain a 33-23 win from the Vermont Catamounts, who had previously defeated McGill...
Where the shallow, sandy River Platte debouches into the muddy Missouri is Plattsmouth, a neat little Nebraska town of 3,800 population, 21 mi. south of Omaha. Business used to be good in Plattsmouth. Cass County farmers were near enough to the city to diversify and the Burlington Railroad shops always took care of 400 or 500 men. Then for economy the Burlington began to consolidate the shops with its bigger ones in Lincoln. Some of the men followed the shops. Families doubled up and merchants cut down. Depression settled over Plattsmouth like a wintry fog. Six months ago when...
...Missouri took 300 more. To supply crushed rock for the river and highway work two new quarries were opened, four old ones reopened. That took another 300. Gravel pits resumed operations with truckers getting contracts. A small packing plant and Refrigerator Express Co. leased part of the vacant Burlington shops. Payrolls were spent in Plattsmouth and merchants took on help...