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Metropolitan Chain Stores, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,271,878 11.4 McLellan Stores Co. . . . . . . 12,942,168 22.9 G. C. Murphy Co. . . . . . . . . . . 10,233,592 19.6 J. G. McCrory Co. . . . . . . . . . 39,337,644 17.0 Neisner Bros., Inc. . . . . . . . . 6,452,159 45.9 Isaac Silver & Bros. . . . . . . . 5,609,947 17.2 Kinnear Stores . . . . . . . . . . . 3,035,807 43.8 ---- -- Total...
Standing near the inventor, enjoying the delight and bewilderment of newsmongers, was Isaac W. Heyman, rich steel manufacturer, who had offered $250,000 for making copies of J.G. Larsson's device and then disposing of them. He explained that the inventor was in the U.S. to demonstrate his invention so that telephone companies might use it as standard equipment: he pointed out that in Sweden, whence Inventor Larsson had come and where he lives, Inventor Larsson's device has been demonstrated and found good by government engineers...
Until last week Charles Gimbel, son of Adam, was chairman of the company; his brother Isaac, president. Other brothers, their sons & nephews were vice presidents. Richard Gimbel, one of the third generation, was secretary. None of the Gimbels are sloths. But 28-year-old Richard Gimbel, nimble & active as a monkey on a swing, makes most of them seem ordinary...
Last week there was an election. Charles Gimbel wanted to retire. The apposite successor to his post of chairman was his brother Isaac. For new president there might be anyone of a score grandsons. The family chose the oldest of them, potent Bernard F., active socially and prominent in sports. Richard Gimbel must remain as secretary. He said that he could also carry the duties of treasurer, and the family put him in both positions...
Eighteen adult Jews, members of a Bible class at Temple Israel, near Far Rockaway, L. I., last week began an organized study of the New Testament. "This is the first time," said Dr. Isaac Landman, rabbi of Temple Israel and editor of The American Hebrew, "that a class in the Bible school of a Reform congregation has ever been devoted to the exclusive teaching of the New Testament. The time has come when the New Testament should no longer be a closed book to the Jews...