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...York druggist named Franklin V. Canning, who agreed to sell the material to Gum, Inc. at no higher price than it could be got for elsewhere, and who supplied working capital in return for 50% (250 shares) of the stock. In 1932 trouble arose because a Wrigley subsidiary developed a better base which undersold Canning's. Consequently altercations between Canning and President Bowman resulted in the latter's ouster from the company last year...
...years, four historical bas-reliefs have adorned the pylons of Chicago's Michigan Avenue Bridge. The Defense (of Fort Dearborn) and The Regeneration (the Chicago fire) were given the city at a cost of $60,000 by the William Ferguson Fund, and the late William Wrigley Jr. laid out $57,350 for The Pioneers and The Discoverers, the latter plaque representing the landing of Père Marquette and Explorer La Salle on the site of the present city. Though Michigan Avenue Bridge is one of the most heavily-traveled in the world, few Chicagoans knew until last week...
Only objector to the project was Vice President James S. Cox of Wrigley's, who barked: "They better watch what they do to that sculpture. It cost a lot of money, and they might ruin...
...slight gain in the second quarter, though a poor first quarter pulled down earnings for the six months to an indicated ,400,000. For the first half of last year the figure was $6,000,000. C. Helped by modernistic chewing-gum advertising designed by Artist Otis Shepard, William Wrigley Jr. Co. showed profits of $4,354,000 for the first half of 193?-compared to $3,428,000 in the same period of last year...
...Wrigley Field, President David P. Fleming of the Los Angeles Angels last week installed an innovation to make their baseball games more attractive: a clubhouse section behind third base where, for 25'' each, customers can sit at 40 tables, eat and drink in comfort while watching games...