Word: controlled
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...served as Probate Judge of Sarpy County. He purchased the Columbus (Neb.) Weekly Telegram, edited it. In 1917 he had one term as Nebraska's lieutenant governor, returned to journalism, made the Telegram a daily in 1922. In 1923 he was elected to Congress, sold control of the Telegram, though he still writes for it daily and receives an editorial salary. In Congress: most entertaining of representatives, but no clown, he is a cogent contributor to the work of the committees on Public Lands, Territories, Indian Affairs, Coinage, Weights & Measures. He calls himself a "Free Democrat." but is seldom...
...City Post was sold, Brother Max bought the Casper, Wyo. Herald, sent its circulation and advertising skyward, sold out, repeated the process with the St. Joseph, Mo. Gazette. When Henry Justin Allen wanted to sell his Wichita Beacon, Broth ers Louis and John joined Brother Max in buying 65% control for about...
Three days later Publisher Haines decided not to merge with the Press-Guardian. He was told, "We'll spend any amount of money to get control of this field...
...broken limb. The hull crashed to earth, disintegrating as it fell. All occupants were killed. There was no explosion, no fire. Airport officials doubted lightning was the cause, believed the pilot, trying to right the plane as it dove from the cloud, pulled back too sharply on the control stick...
United Aircraft & Transport Corp., which last spring acquired the first transcontinental system of airlines after a bitter fight with the Curtiss-Keyes group (TiME, April 14, et seq.), last week without a struggle extended its control through the Northwest. Already operating the Boeing System from Chicago to San Francisco, and Pacific Air Transport from Los Angeles to Seattle, United closed a triangle by absorbing Varney Air Lines, Inc., from Salt Lake City to Portland, Seattle and Spokane. One share of United was exchanged for two of Varney...