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Into Chicago this week rolled 15,000 professional buyers of merchandise who swarmed to the Merchandise Mart ("world's biggest building"). There they were welcomed by some 550 manufacturing-tenants who now occupy nearly half of the Mart's 3,100,000 square feet of floor space. Trim co-eds from the University of Chicago and Northwestern guided them from elevators to exhibits. For beer, buyers visited The Kooler, a refreshment room designed to resemble a jail. They looked at 6,000 lines of merchandise, from collar buttons to calculating machines. Special attraction was the Hall of Science...
Third name in RCA news last week was Joseph P. Kennedy, onetime (1934-35) Securities & Exchange Commission chairman. Mr. Kennedy accepted a special job to study proposed plans for RCA's recapitalization. The wireless company would like to trim down its massive capital structure, but the B preferred stock has $21.25 dividend accumulation which would cost $16,000,000 to pay up. Though the preferred has no back dividends it is capable at $55 a share and its retirement would require $27,000,000. There are also 13,000,000 shares of common on which no cash dividends have...
...trim blue suit and white collar the widow of General Turba, one of Italy's World War heroes, next presented the velvet cushion and Queen Elena, taking the two iron rings, dropped them into her handbag. Then in a low voice she broadcast: "These rings, symbols of our first joys, symbols of our extreme renunciation now, make the purest offering to our country. With them we invoke before God victory for the young sons of Italy who defend rights which are sacred. We pray for the triumph of Roman civilization in Africa...
...Albany last week, a short, trim schoolteacher pivoted daintily, smiled up at Frank Pierrepont Graves, New York State Commissioner of Education. Commissioner Graves blinked, recognized Rose...
...football players in the summer. I can see no better way of keeping them trim than by playing badminton," Purcell stated. "It is one of the most perfect conditioners available for wind and for legs. I know many professional football and hockey stars who play constantly to Keep in condition...