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After that, Newhouse raised his offer to more than $27,000,000, and various branches of the locally prominent McGowin family that held 53% of the stock decided to sell him their block of shares, giving him control of the company. The deal had scarcely been consummated before Newhouse arrived in town to inspect his latest acquisition-which boosts the number of newspapers he owns...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Publishers: Sam Hits 21 | 7/15/1966 | See Source »

...sawyer cutting the logs into lumber, a carpenter fashioning the lumber into furniture. Under this symbolic device last week hurried thousands of furniture buyers from big stores and little throughout the land to attend the 21st semi-annual exhibition of the American Furniture Mart. Elderly, grey-thatched Wade McGowin, head buyer of Wanamaker's, went from Manhattan, as did tall, dark-haired Mike Joseph of Gimbel Bros. and Charles S. Shaughnessy of R. H. Macy. From Sterling & Welch in Cleveland went short, heavy-set George Killius, known as one of the keenest buyers in the trade. In the largest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Furniture at Mart | 7/9/1934 | See Source »

...McGowin, of Wanamaker's, Philadelphia, Pa., will discuss "Shoe Store Methods" in Lawrence 4 this afternoon at 1.30 o'clock. This lecture is held under the auspices of the Business School, and will be open to all members of the University...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mr. A. C. McGowin to Lecture at 1.30 | 1/12/1912 | See Source »

...Lecture on "Shoe Store Methods" by Mr. A. C. McGowin in Lawrence...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: What is Going on Today | 1/12/1912 | See Source »

...Friday, Mr. A. C. McGowin of Wanamaker's, Philadelphia, Pa., will discuss "Shoe Store Methods," in Lawrence 4, at 1.30 o'clock. On January 19, Mr. W. G. Besler, vice-president of the Central Railroad of New Jersey, will speak on "Relations with Employees," and on March 8, Mr. J. H. McFarland, of Harrisburg, Pa., will lecture on "Printing as a Profession...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BUSINESS SCHOOL LECTURES | 1/6/1912 | See Source »

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