Word: timbered
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...travels around the country to show himself to local Democratic politicos, Symington uses a soft and amiable sell, makes no effort to wring promises of convention support. The hard selling of Stuart Symington as presidential timber is done by his backers. This week, Missouri Congressman Charles ("Charley") Brown, longtime Springfield adman and television executive, sets out on a 15-state trip to drum up support for Symington. Around the end of November, Missouri's Governor James Blair will depart on a similar missionary trek to sell the Symington cause, especially to Democratic Governors. Symington's behind-the-scenes...
Founded in 1892 at the height of the Wisconsin timber boom, Northland began as a flourishing Congregationalist secondary school. When pines and people dwindled, it became a fading nonsectarian college. Gus Turbeville inherited a huddle of Victorian buildings, an unaccredited school without entrance requirements, a refuge for flunkees from other colleges. More than one trustee said to him: "I'd like to resign as soon as possible...
MISCELLANEOUS Brunswick-Balke-Collender 1.63 2.40 Revlon 1.73 1.90 U.S. Rubber 1.06 2.85 Weyerhaeuser Timber .74 1.01 Raytheon 1.29 1.48 Eastman Kodak...
...administered by Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson, are also one of the few Government operations to turn a profit. In fiscal 1960 the Forest Service will spend $116,575,800 on its forests-including $38 million for roads and trails-but the forests will take in $129 million from timber sales, grazing fees and other items ranging down to rentals of 18,000 private summer homes on national forest land. The national forests' land, timber and forage alone are appraised at $7 billion...
Frozen Box. A one-piece package for frozen foods has been developed by Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. Replacing the cumbersome double package (wax covering over cardboard) now used to avoid odor mixture and freezer burn, the new package does both jobs with a single wax cardboard, which can be sealed with a cold adhesive...