Word: plante
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...years pupils at the Crescent Heights High School in Calgary have regarded bald, square-shouldered Principal William Aberhart as a good, inspiring man. They have seen his Prophetic Bible Institute grow from milk & sandwich evenings at his home into its present $65,000 plant & structure. Seldom does Mr. Aberhart address Albertans without first having them sing Our God, Our Help in Ages Past and he always closes with a heartfelt prayer. To the sturdy citizens of the Pioneer Province (with Saskatchewan last to enter the Dominion of Canada) a final seal of goodness was set on William Aberhart last week...
...father's distilleries as manager. Few years later he was put out when his father sold the distillery. Thereafter Son Harry manufactured Bourbon for various companies, alcohol for the Government during the War, medicinal whiskey for Schenley during Prohibition. Stocky, round-faced, white-haired, he bustles around his plant with his hat pushed back on his head, continually begging the pardon of girl packers with whom he collides. The company baseball team knows that it is in for a stern reprimand from him if it ever loses a game. To keep fit he drinks a jigger of whiskey before...
Wilken Family Whiskey is made by The Wilken Family, Inc. in the Schenley plant and Schenley owns a controlling interest. But by basing his campaign on his own family, Schenley's Wilken has assured his descendants of jobs. Son Harry Jr. assists in the distilling, Son William manages the blending, while Son-in-Law Tom, an engineer, keeps the machinery in order...
Since Messrs. Noah and Warner moved into American Woolen, management costs have been cut $5,000,000, unprofitable plants sold, bonds and preferred stock retired, plant values written down to save taxes. But they are taking no chances with disgruntled stockholders. Last week it was disclosed that they had voluntarily abandoned their bonus scheme...
...remarriage. She firmly advocated tithing, explaining to her followers that the Gospel is against life insurance, labor unions, lodges, the cinema, bobbed hair, stylish garb and other extravagances. Thriving on tithes plus free-will offerings at meetings, the Apostolic Faith now has $500,000 worth of property, a printing plant, a Live Gospel Mission ("Brightest Spot in Portland"), others in Norway, Sweden, South Africa and Bowling Green, Ky. Treasurer of the Faith is a man called Paulson, who also serves as mechanic for eight Apostolic automobiles. Sailors in Portland Harbor are evangelized from an Apostolic yacht...