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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Suggest reporting among "Kudos" the awarding to Du Bose Heyward by the College of Charleston (S. C.) on May 14 the degree of LL.D. Mr. Heyward is a native of Charleston and the author of Porgy, Angel, Mamba's Daughters, etc. The College of Charleston was founded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Jul. 1, 1929 | 7/1/1929 | See Source »

Champagne growers, outraged, vowed revenge in the name of France's Wine of Honor. It was hinted by Paris newspapers that M. Reboux had been discharged as political contributor of radical Paris Soir. In their combined majesty and awfulness the Syndicat du commerce des vins de Champagne and the Syndicat général des vignerons de la Champagne brought suit against the brash gastronome. Last fortnight the case was called before the civil tribunal of the Department of the Seine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Wine of Honor | 6/24/1929 | See Source »

Largest U. S. alcohol company is United States Industrial Alcohol Co. But U. S. corporations interested in alcohol include potent E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. The du Pont Company owns 50% of Eastern Commercial Alcohol Corp. Last week U. S. Industrial Alcohol Co., expanding, planned to purchase the other 50% of Eastern Commercial Alcohol Corp. The purchase was to be made from National Distillers Products Corp., which also controls Kentucky Alcohol Corp., second largest U. S. alcohol company, and Old Time Molasses Co. It was also expected that these two subsidiaries would be included in the sale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: U. S. Industrial & du Pont | 6/24/1929 | See Source »

...rumored transaction was interpreted as an alliance between U. S. Industrial Alcohol and du Pont, though the du Pont part in the proceedings appeared entirely passive. It is said that the alcohol company has developed a new cellulose acetate process which may be used in the making of du Pont rayon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: U. S. Industrial & du Pont | 6/24/1929 | See Source »

...du Pont de Nemours, for technical assistance in building ammonia fertilizer factories...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Ruble in the Hand | 6/17/1929 | See Source »

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