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...onlooker mumbled: "Hell, he used to clear the decoys, and plunk 16 feet from shore." One-third of the way across, Shed's black head turned at a whistle from Bakewell to get directions. He entered the cattails just six feet from where the mallard was hidden, sniffed for a second, found his bird. A few minutes later, Shed did it again, and won his third U.S. championship. His owner, who once turned down $10,000 for him, will collect almost that much next year from Shed's stud fees. Said an admiring voice in the gallery...
Since October, U.S. investors have plunked $53 million into Henry J. Kaiser's automaking enterprise. Last week they learned that they would soon be invited to plunk down $12 million more. The new money would not go directly into the Kaiser-Frazer Corp. It would be used to finance a new company to provide steel for K-F cars...
...Orleans businessmen, with eyes cocked toward Latin America, have already plunked down $200,000 to buy two adjoining buildings in the business district, pledged themselves to plunk down $750,000 more to remodel them into a slick, air-conditioned home for a new International Trade Mart. Object: a year-round display of Mississippi Valley products...
Growing Pains. Victor Emanuel, shrewd, farsighted chairman of the $36 million Aviation Corp. that owns 29.6% of Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp., continued his flight towards diversification. Having purchased Crosley Corp. (TIME, July 2) in June (radios, household appliances), Emanuel last week announced that Aviation Corp. will plunk out over $4,100,000 to buy control of New Idea, Inc., manufacturers of farm machinery and implements...
...Assistant Attorney General of the U.S., youngish, trust-crunching Wendell Berge, was a greatly annoyed man last week. The reason: no one seemed to be in any hurry to plunk down $81 million for the 7,121 sleeping and parlor cars, the mountains of hand towels, bed sheets, the ten laundries, etc. that Pullman, Inc. had for sale. Until a buyer could be found, the grand finale to one of Berge's most successful antitrust suits could not be written...