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...operators guessed it was Motorman Errett Lobban Cord whose Century and Century Pacific Lines fly frequent schedules out of Chicago, and between San Francisco and Los Angeles. In view of the limitation of the offer to daylight flying, the transport men did not take it as a serious threat. At the same time they well knew that the Postmaster General would insist on reduction of the threatened $600,000 deficit in the service for the fiscal year...
...magazine, whatever its type, he must expect a quick upcropping of imitations. The popularity of gentle-mannered Golden Book attracted four imitators.* At the other end of the scale of politeness, rough-&-tumble Ballyhoo last week had its third imitator; and at the same time its first serious threat of competition...
With a print order of 1,900,000 copies for the February issue (to appear next week) the publishers of Ballyhoo were not inclined to take the threat of Hooey seriously. The February Ballyhoo will contain its first paid advertisement, written by Editor Norman Hume Anthony. The advertiser. Beech-Nut Products, was said to have paid $7,500 for the back cover, and $90,000 for a campaign of posters and car-cards ballyhooing its own Ballyhoo advertisement. Advertising rates announced for Ballyhoo after Jan. 1: $10,500 for the back cover, $5,000 for an inside page...
...pocket the 3¢ or 4¢ tax levied by the State on each gallon of gas. Illinois estimates it is being defrauded of $1,000,000 a month, Pennsylvania, an equal amount. The national loss was said to run between $15,000,000 and $50,000,000 yearly, the threat to the legitimate gasoline market was so serious that the Institute was urged to form local committees in each State to aid officials in combating the racket. The motor industry was also expected to cooperate since gas taxes are used to maintain the highways...
Last week's conference was not the first in which other coppermen have felt the power and threat of Katanga. A year ago in Manhattan the copper world agreed to reduce output 33% of capacity. At that time Katanga was supposedly operating at about 12,500 tons a month. Amazed were U. S. producers some weeks later when the agreement went into effect, to hear from Katanga that it was curtailing on the basis of about 16,600 tons monthly. In fact, announced the Belgians, their output had actually run as high as 20,000 tons! Other coppermen shook...