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...Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. was founded in 1850 near the salt deposits of Natrona, Pa., to manufacture alkaline salts of soda. Its process was a failure. Oil found on its land helped to keep it alive for a few years-it became the first company to export refined petroleum from the U. S.-500 bbl. to London at 5? a gal. But "Salt" has paid dividends every year since 1863, and last week was able to announce the most profitable year in its history: earnings of $11.79 a share on 150,000 shares of stock...
...Allegheny Valley closed shop & school to turn out in personal tribute to the 75-year-old president of their local steel company, Allegheny Steel's Harry E. Sheldon. It was Constitution Day for the rest of the U. S., but for Tarentum, Brackenridge. Harrison Township and Natrona Heights, Pa., it was SHELDON...
...newly organized Rifle Club had its first match against Natrona High School of Caspar, Wyoming, during the early part of last week, but as it is a long way to Wyoming, there has been no announcement of the winning team, and the boys from Natrona are also presumably still wondering how they made out. Thus the idea of the postal matches is a great help to the club's treasury...
Under the lead of its president, Parkman D. Howe '37, the Harvard Rifle Club last night pried the lid off its 1935 season. A postal shoot with Natrona High School of Caspar, Wyoming, formed the first match...
Among those who shot against Natrona, in addition to Howe, were Malcolm S. N. Watts '37, Secretary of the Club, and George A. Matteson, Jr. '36. In the spring the members plan to move from the Naval Science range in Memorial Hall out into the field, substituting .30 for their present .22 caliber weapons...