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...election returns, he proclaimed: "Prohibition will be a major issue in 1932. I look for the Democrats to seize the opportunity to go Wet.* . . . The South is Democratic first and Dry second. . . . The Republicans won't surrender or straddle. The party will remain Dry or it will be split." Dry little Senator Fess has long shuddered in private at the very real prospect of that "split...
...Midlanders are employed in it, not counting 200 chemists and engineers engaged in research. From a closely held corporation, Dow Chemical has expanded until it now has 1,200 stockholders. In 1927 its stock sold (on the Cleveland Exchange) at $70. Last year it reached $500, was split 4-1, and last week the new stock was selling at $50, or the equivalent of $200 for the old. Dow's products are numerous but are sold to manufacturing companies rather than individual customers.* As his company grew in its field, Dr. Dow became increasingly prominent in his profession. Last January...
...Harvard debating teams will leave Cambridge this weekend to test their strength in the first matches of the season. R. M. Alt '32 and P. H. Colien '32 journey to Newark, New Jersey, today to participate in a split debate with a New Jersey Law School team. The Harvard debaters and the lawyers will pair off in discussing the question: "Resolved. That the United States should recognize Soviet Russia...
...University Debating Council is preparing for the annual fall meeting with the New Jersey Law School in Newark. The subject in this debate is: Resolved, That the United States should recognize Soviet Russia. The debate will be carried out with split teams, a regular feature of this meeting...
...stock dividend. In 1926 the extra dividend was only $5, but there was another 100% stock distribution. The next year brought stockholders an extra $10; the next an extra $15. In 1929 they received another extra $15, a 25% stock dividend. And in January, 1930, the stock was split 10-1. The new stock sells on the N. Y. Curb (infrequently) at around $80, represents $12,000 for the original...