Word: makers
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...shocked by the realization that "war takes the best men that nations produce. It kills them off and leaves the inferior ones to perpetuate the race." Familiar throughout the land became the tall, fine old figure, black-hatted and garbed in loose-fitting clothes, of Jordan the Peace-Maker, chief director (1910-14) of the World Peace Foundation, onetime (1915) president of the World's Peace Congress, vice president of the American Peace Society. When the World War came, he toured the country urging pacifism. In New Haven, Yale students hooted and jeered him. At the Baltimore Academy of Music...
Frustrate Empire. Fifth largest maker of sheet steel (used by automobile, refrigerator and metal furniture trades) is Empire Steel Corp. of Mansfield, Ohio. Empire was formed in 1927 by the seven Davey Brothers of Mansfield whose boast was that their ancestors had worked iron ever since the Romans conquered Britain. Last year when Empire was having difficulty facing Depression, Pickands, Mather & Co. of Cleveland bought the holdings of William H. Davey, estimated at 14%. In March Empire planned a reorganization, but shareholders did not show any willingness to invest in additional securities. Last month it ordered wages...
...Ford, Son Bedford assumed large duties. In 1927 he was made president of the company. Although Penick & Ford was almost wrecked by the depression of 1921, 1930 saw its profits at $1,811,348 against 1929's $1,882,441. It is the country's third largest maker of corn products (second: A. E. Staley Manufacturing Co., Decatur, Ill.). Famed are its Br'er Rabbit Molasses and Vermont Maid Maple Syrup. Son successfully faced Father, was not defeated...
...which lie many slightly worn companies, awaiting buyers with the cash and skill to restore their earning power. Recently Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. (electric-equipment, heavy machinery, farm equipment) has been revealed as such a buyer. Last fort night it acquired the business of Advance Rumely Corp., unprosperous maker of farm machinery (TIME, April 27). Last week it again went forth to shop. This time it angled (with cash plus stock) for the unprofitable electrical business of American Brown Boveri Electric Corp. Boveri was formed in 1925 to succeed New York Shipbuilding Corp., and acquired the U. S. licenses...
...phonograph records, sometimes set to music, answers in fancy leather volumes, others engraved on metal, some cast in plaster, one wrapped around a baby's shoe. Many contestants sent in pictures of themselves, many appealed for aid. Not immune to the deluge was E. I. duPont deNemours & Co., maker of cellophane. So many people wrote for a description of cellophane that duPont had to print a special booklet...