Word: recording
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...pint for blood. Brokers exact 20% of that as commission. Manhattan has about 2,000 donors, half of them professionals, half occasionals (impoverished people, thrill seekers). One Thomas Kane, deckhand, after giving blood 100 times in 15 years, ''retired'' last week. He boasts himself the record holder and now considers selling patches of his skin for grafting...
...predicted a billion dollar laundry industry in 1930. Thirty chain store systems showed February 1929 sales increasing 24% over February 1928. Cigaret output last month was half a billion greater than for last February. Copper hit a new high of 24? a pound. Automobile makers set a February record of 466,084 motor cars, more than 4,000 increase over August 1928, previous record month. Pittsburgh steel mills are running at 95% of capacity and March is expected to be a record-breaking month for steel production. Oil production was reduced by 40,000 barrels (week ending March 16 compared...
...Yale team, with men entered in all three events, rules a strong favorite in today's clash. The record of the Blue swordsmen thus far this season has been an enviable one, and their previous victories, at New Haven on March 2 and in the recent trials, over the Harvard aggregation would seem to preclude any strong chances for a Crimson win today. However, with the help of individual stars, Harvard is conceded an excellent opportunity to place among the first three teams at least...
...Upton '31. With six letter men and several members of this year's Freshman quintet fighting for positions on next year's five it seems that Coach Wachter will be able to produce a team which will better this season's mediocre record...
...management of the company and its predecessors has been in the hands of the same interests for over three generations. The stock which is now offered, represents the first public offering of any sizeable amount of stock. . . ." This announcement, probably unique in the records of the copper industry, was made last week by Phelps Dodge Corp. when a syndicate offered the public 200,000 new shares (10% of authorized and issued capital stock) which had been bought from British holders. Outstanding points of the Phelps Dodge record...