Word: groups
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Dates: during 1930-1930
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...Dresden, Germany, fortnight ago, the unique German Hygiene Museum was inaugurated. Simultaneously an International Hygiene Exhibition began a five-month session. So exemplary is the museum, so instructive the exhibition that the American Public Health Association is despatching a large delegation to study them both. After the U. S. group reaches Dresden, it will meet (July 6 and 7) with similar delegations from a score of other countries for a world health progress...
...fourth very great aviation group* took form last week when Fokker Aircraft Corp. changed its name to General Aviation Corp. and increased its capital shares from 1,000,000 to 5,000,000. Next step is to buy the Fokker manufacturing units of Fokker Aircraft and the Dornier Co. of America. Purpose of General Aviation is to hold control of air producing and operating concerns. So, because Harris M. Hanshue is president of Western Air Express as well as of General Aviation, Western Air Express' inclusion is in prospect. So too is Bendix Aviation Corp.'s, because General Motors, which...
Mighty in England are the Lancashire coal, iron and steel companies known as the Pearson & Knowles group. Mighty too is Wigan Coal & Iron Co. Under last week's plan the metal units of these two rivals will be grouped as Lancashire Steel Corp. This company will be capitalized at $27,745,000, will be controlled by Securities Management Trust through the purchase of 500,000 voting shares at £1 each. Next fall new capital will be brought to the company by selling a large issue of 7% preferred to J. Henry Shroder & Co., potent international bankers. The coal units...
...Herbert Samuel Holt. 74, who migrated from Dublin, Ireland, at 19. He is considered Canada's richest man, but his wealth has come from no single accomplishment. It represents his profits from a long association with Canada's industrialization. He was one of the leaders in the tireless group who built the Canadian Pacific. So soon as the last spike was driven, Sir Herbert went to South America and built the Trans-Andean railroad. After this interlude he returned to Montreal, battled for light and gas companies, in 1908 became president of the Royal Bank of Canada, the Dominion...
...steel companies on which the Holt-Gundy group has been working are headed by British Empire Steel Corp., mighty in name but feeble in earnings. Into its pyramid of steel, coal and iron companies many receivers have tried to gain passage, have been halted only by the improvements that followed the purchase of control by Holt-Gundy...