Word: voit
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...factory is already sold out. In all, AMF has installed or on order 2,800 Pinspotters in 17 foreign countries, counts on the nascent global bowling boom to substantially increase its 1960 overseas sales of $22 million. To expand its line of recreational equipment, AMF has bought W. J. Voit Rubber Corp. (tread rubber, scuba gear), Ben Hogan Co. (golfing equipment), and Wen-Mac Corp. (engine-powered toy airplanes...
...RUDY VOIT...
...Lyman C. Martin, 58, ex-factory hand, was named president and chief executive officer of Louisville's Mengel Co. (bedroom furniture, cardboard boxes), to succeed Alvin A. Voit, who resigned. After prep school, Kentuckian Martin went to work for Mengel's box factory, moved up quickly. Martin was picked for top boss by his longtime business friend Walter P. Paepcke, chairman of Container Corp. of America, which last year bought working control of Mengel. Container Corp. has no immediate plans to merge Mengel or make it a subsidiary, will let Martin run it as a separate company...
...ball was a trick play by Los Angeles' fast-moving W. J. Voit Rubber Corp. to win itself a big share of the football market now dominated by A. G. Spalding, Wilson and two others. The company was first in the game with a rubber basketball and softball, also began to make rubber footballs as far back as 1937. Other companies put them out also, and 30% of football sales last year were rubber balls. But the rubber footballs weren't considered up to leather ones, and were used mainly for practice...
President Willard D. Voit thinks his football is better than a leather one, in every way. On wet days, it won't soak up water, is as easy to kick, pass and catch wet as dry. It is also slightly cheaper than the leather...