Word: duponts
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...duPont's Life Sirs: TIME, of March 17, under "The Press," states that Publisher John Charles Martin's life is insured for $6,000,000-the U. S. record. It is my understanding that Potent Pierre Samuel du Pont, of Wilmington, Del., is insured for $7,500,000. Am I right in this belief? GERALD H. OGAN...
Elected. Walter S. Carpenter Jr. Board Chairman of E. I. duPont deNemours & Co.; to succeed Irenee duPont, retired...
...Pierre DuPont,--"Ten years of experience show that the people of the United States are not ready to forego the use of intoxicants. Thinking men must bend their energies to develop a plan devised to meet the needs of the people and at the same time to prevent the abuse of alcohol. Diversity of opinion demands state control as the Federal law must be uniform and cannot meet the diverse needs of a scattered population...
...economic benefit of Prohibition is a prime rock on which Drys rest their major argument for its preservation. Against that rock last week fell splintering blows delivered by William Wallace Atterbury, president of Pennsylvania R. R. ("Standard Railroad of the World"), Republican National Committeeman from Pennsylvania, and Pierre Samuel duPont, board chairman of E. I. duPont de Nemours & Co., and a major financial power in General Motors...
...fund" is generally accepted as having been $250,000,000. The following is the unofficial description of the Consortium's story. Upon the first day (Oct. 24), it bought all stocks where no bids were present to meet large blocks for sale. Such a case was duPont, which after selling above $100, was suddenly faced with an offer of 20,000 shares at the market. These were bought by the Consortium at $80. The next sale was above $100 again. But after the first day, it became apparent to the Consortium that such a policy gave them...