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Obvious reason for this prosperity: skyrocketing deliveries of military planes. United's first-half deliveries jumped 99% to $242,708,000; Aviation Corp.'s sales almost tripled...
...Department Stores (five big stores) boosted first-half sales...
...planemaker Curtiss-Wright (pursuit ships, Wright Whirlwind motors) keeps its taxes a deep secret, but apparently took the middle road. The result: first-half shipments were...
...Douglas Aircraft (bombers, transports) went easier on itself, set aside 30% of net for taxes. So first-half profits rose from $3,389,000 to $4,200,000, highest ever...
...Aside from United, only big producer to show lower profits than a year ago was bomber-builder Glenn Martin, bitten by production bugs (aluminum shortages, redesigning, etc.), as well as by taxes. Its first-half sales rose only 36% over 1940; profits-after computing taxes at 60%-dropped...