Word: weirton
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...increase in tire sales, which made rubbermen revise upwards their 1949 output and earnings estimates. Part of the upswing resulted from special reasons. Example : the fear of a steel strike was partly responsible for the increased demand for steel which had boosted production to 86.3% of capacity (Weirton Steel Co. was back...
...Allis-Chalmers. 5. Weirton Steel Corp...
Wrong Place. A fine of $148,000, biggest ever imposed for violation of WPB regulations, was levied against the Weirton Steel Co. in Wheeling Federal Court. The company used priorities obtained for a company hospital to renovate and air condition a country club used by Weirton executives...
...this week gave steelmen a special pat on the back. They deserve it. At midnight March 31, American Rolling Mill's Middletown division broke all previous monthly records in blast furnace, open hearth and blooming, bar and strip mill departments; Weirton Steel and Republic Steel likewise turned in new records. Meanwhile other industries face complete shutdowns. All refrigerator and vacuum cleaner output will stop April 30, all small electrical appliances on May 31, all lawn mowers and toys (metal and plastic) on June...
Coal & Steel. The strike was called only in "captive"† mines owned by U.S. Steel, Weirton, Bethlehem, Republic, Wheeling, Crucible, Youngstown. But from those seven companies flows over 80% of the nation's defense steel. Without coal they cannot make steel. For coal, they are dependent on their captive mines...