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Evidence of the great business done by publishers of "sets" lies with the promoters of Smithsonian Scientific Series, Inc.?Walter F. Austin (president) and Charles Lipscomb (treasurer). They, with one Vincent Parke, publish Great Events of the Great War. Because the American Legion endorses the book and hence gives book agents a talking point and entry to Legionary homes, the Legion gets 3% on each sale. Its income so far amounts to $135,907.45, which means $4,500,000 worth of books sold by the publishers and more than $1,000,000 in commissions for the salesmen...
...Cooper's Technique of Contraception deals with the significance of birth control, the basic phases of contraception, temporary and permanent methods of contraception, a contraceptive method new to the U. S., contraceptive fallacies, physical and mental effects of contraception, investigations. Day-Nichols, Inc., of Manhattan, publish the book for $7.50. They may sell it only to doctors. They may not send it through the mails, must ship it by express...
...Loew. Denied Nicholas M. Schenck, cinemagnate, President of Loew's, Inc. last January: "There has never been negotiation with Fox or anyone else, either corporation or individual, looking towards the sale of Loew's, Inc., or Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...
Last week was announced the acquisition by Cinemagnate Fox of Loew's, Inc., and its producing subsidiary, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Corp., bringing the estimated value of Fox holdings to $225,000,000. Almost immediately, Fox acquired two additional theatre chains controlling 113 houses: Walter Reade Enterprises (15) and Schine Chain Theatres (98). Total of Fox-owned theatres: nearly...
Brooklyn-Boston. Plans for the union of Abraham & Straus, Inc., Brooklyn's "biggest" department store and Wm. Filene's Sons Co. of Boston last week came to a head. Thus was forged another link in the chain begun when Jordan Marsh Co. and C. F. Hovey Co. entered the Hahn department store combine last December, and continued when Filene's absorbed R. H. White Co. soon after...