Word: chaining
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Dates: during 1940-1940
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Vigorous, young (45), excellent golfer (70s) and able dice shaker, Knight has worked as heir or owner in nearly every part of the Beacon-Journal plant. Since he dislikes chain journalism's uniformity, Publisher Knight tries to give each of his papers a personality of its own, favors much local news. His Miami paper is Democratic, his Akron paper Independent. During Akron's big strike in 1936, he splashed a strongly worded Page One editorial at a vigilante group which wanted to smash the picket line and open the plant, rode out the protests, saw the strike settled...
Latest find was newscasting Forger Bonnie Bondurant who as a rule confines his remarks to life within the walls, like the embarkation of chain gangs: "Early this morning a number of boys left . . . for an extended camping trip. Incidental to the camping, a few problems in highway construction will be worked out." Quipped he in a recent commentary on outside events: "I see where President Roosevelt is seeking a third term. I can't see why. I've had two and that's enough...
...Salt Lake City, an eager man with a revolver marched into Arthur West's gas station, asked him whether it belonged to a chain. "No," said West, "I own it." "Well," said the gunman, "I need the money bad, but I wouldn't rob a private owner," and marched...
Brisk British Tycoon John Richard Sofio, chairman of the board of British Home Stores (a chain of 60 cheap stores with a 1939 gross of ?15,000,000), admitted when he arrived in the U. S. that business was good, particularly in one item: because of blackouts Britons have bought millions of electric torches (flashlights...
Early to quit was Walter Hoving, who went to Manhattan's Lord & Taylor (as president) in January 1937. Five months ago Frank Folsom quit, became chief executive officer of Goldblatt Bros. (Chicago department-store chain). Next resigned George W. Vaught, Montgomery Ward's treasurer, after 23 years with the firm. Last week came the turn of Montgomery Ward's $103,350-a-year president, Ray Fogler. Said he. "It was not because I have another position." Next day Chairman Avery assumed the presidency himself...