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...making his services available to the latter corporation as well as others in the Allied group.* 5) That the Great Lakes plant now employs over 800 men. . . . 6) That Great Lakes is a recognized source of supply for the U. S. Army and Navy, and was recently awarded a contract by the latter for some $750,000 worth of airplanes, floats, and spares. 7) That Great Lakes does indeed produce amphibions (note spelling) and cabin ships in "small numbers"-in fact, no numbers at all, although it has built an experimental amphibion. . . . 8) That, unless the basis for comparison...
...between the Oka and Volga rivers. On that point he has pledged himself to build in the short space of 15 months a wholly new city for 25,000 Russians. The Soviet Government has agreed to pay him for his work $50,000,000-in dollars, in Cleveland. The contract-largest of its kind in Soviet history-was signed last week. Contentedly, masterfully, President Wilbert J. Austin of Cleveland's famed Austin Co. (engineers and builders) turned from his glowing globe to speak crisply of his biggest, most distant deal. "Soviet Russia has adopted the method any large industrial...
...factory apprentices. There will be, of course, no church. Specifications call for such typically U. S. details as automatic fire sprinkler systems in all buildings. Few concerns would dare contract to build such a city in 15 months. Gigantic specialist, the Austin Co. keeps in stock all essential parts of a carefully standardized line of buildings, is expert at getting these assembled by local labor. Thus only Austin engineers will go to Austingrad and all the actual assembling and construction on the spot will be done by Russians. From the founding of the company in 1904 it has sloganed: "Undivided...
Helen Hayes, wife of Playwright Charles MacArther (Lulu Belle, co- author The Front Page) broke her contract to play in Coquette next season. When the Actors' Equity Association complained she answered: "Surely I broke my contract, I'm going to have a baby. That is more important to me than the title role in Coquette...
George Eastman (Kodaks, philanthropy), signed a contract with the Italian Government agreeing to present $1,000,000 to build and equip a dental dispensary in Rome...