Word: inc
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Last autumn his broker advised him to buy some common shares of Hiram Walker, Inc. To Mr. Dyer's delight, the stock went up to 93⅞. He held on. Then the shares slid down to 66. Not until then did Mr. Dyer learn, he says, that Hiram Walker is a Canadian whiskey stock. His shock and grief at losing his money were exceeded only by his vexation at learning he had become involved in a liquor business. He sold his stock at a loss and, last week, wrote a letter of protest to the New York Curb Association...
...college undergraduates who get 130 TIME subscriptions, at $5 each, TIME gives a five-week flying course and pays all expenses of tuition and keep. The course ends with ten hours solo flying and qualification for Government private pilot license. For details write John Sargent, TIME Inc., 2500 Prairie Avenue, Chicago...
...purchase, however, according to W. C. Saeger, Bursar, was made purely for investment purposes, which is in line with the University policy of investing in Boston real estate. The total assessed tax valuation of the property which is under a long lease to Raymond's Inc., is $545,000. The sale price has however not been disclosed...
...Manhattan, one A. K. Fleschner, spokesman for the House Wreckers' Association, Inc., master anarchs, last week announced that 1,000 subordinate anarchs had enrolled in a newly organized Demolition Workers' Union, passionate rival of House Wreckers' Union, local No. 95, on strike...
...weaned youngster with the Cuban and Porto Rican telephone systems in its pocket. In 1924, it branched suddenly and surprisingly into Spain, began modernizing a hopelessly antiquated telephone system. Four years later it had added a vast manufacturing unit (International Standard Electric Corp.); two cable companies (All-American Cables, Inc., Commercial Cable Co.); a telegraph company (Postal Telegraph and Cable Corp.); a radio company (Mackay Radio and Telegraph Co.). It had invaded five states (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Uruguay) of Latin America. Last week, unnoticed in the merger excitement, it picked up the U. S. & Haiti Cable Co., opening...