Word: chemists
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...study and insure the health & happiness of U. S. children, traditionally a presidential concern, President Hoover last year called a White House Conference on Child Health & Protection.* He appointed Secretary of the Interior Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur chairman; Harry Everett Barnard, Indianapolis chemist & sanitarian, director. Last week 1,200 dignitaries and clerics, who investigated for them, and 2,000 secondary experts, assembled in Washington to report, recommend...
...family. The company's plant stretches over 250 acres, contains 310 buildings, 18 miles of standard gauge railway tracks. Every day it uses 1,000 tons of coal, 120,000,000 gallons of water. More than 2,000 Midlanders are employed in it, not counting 200 chemists and engineers engaged in research. From a closely held corporation, Dow Chemical has expanded until it now has 1,200 stockholders. In 1927 its stock sold (on the Cleveland Exchange) at $70. Last year it reached $500, was split 4-1, and last week the new stock was selling...
...lakes and cascades. Under his influence Midland became almost a model town as well as a prosperous town. Son Willard Henry Dow is 33, lives in a house on the edge of the Dow Estate. He was graduated from the University of Michigan in 1919, worked as an assistant chemist in the plant for five years. Since 1925 he has been assistant general manager, has seldom traveled far from Midland. His election to the Dow presidency pleased Midlanders, did not surprise them...
Resigned. Chaim Weizmann, 45, English industrial chemist; as president of the World Zionist Organization and the Jewish Agency; because Great Britain last week decided to inhibit further Jewish immigration into Palestine and the buying of Palestine lands by Jews. He hinted that headquarters of both organizations would be moved from England...
...genius of Edison, already legendary, here shines forth in all its glory. It has amazing extent. Not only does the Wizard figure out what needs inventing and then invent it, but he trains a sales force, markets his product. At heart a chemist, he is entirely at home in physics, astronomy, architecture, politics. Many business practices owe their origin to him. His phenomenal memory recalls with equal ease the make of his first printing press, the dimensions of his early laboratory, scientific facts pertaining to his many inventions, and every superior funny story anyone has told...