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The article discusses the management of the Weyerhaeuser Timber company under president Frederick King Weyerhaeuser. The author describes the corporate history of the timber company and details the company's expansion. Topics mentioned include the new pulp mill and logging in Mississippi, a new sulphite pulp mill in Gray's Harbor, Washington, and a merger with the Kieckhefer Container Co. and the Eddy Paper Corporation.

The article presents an analysis of the U.S. economy and stock markets relevant for 1973. The author discusses price increases, domestic demand, and earnings possibilities. He comments on growth and cyclical companies and focuses on automotive and paper industries. The author provides his opinion on growth stocks, credit availability, and price vulnerability.

The article discusses examples of effective corporate management in the United States in 1931. Topics mentioned include new services from the Postal Telegraph Company such as flight reservations, a worsted spinning mill which saved money by paying operators by the yard instead of by the pound, and a marketing scheme by the Dexter Folder Company to introduce older customers to newer paper-feeding machines.

The article profiles Martin J. Collins, who was president of the paper distribution giant Graham Paper Co. in 1939. Topics mentioned include his policy of meeting every visitor, how his team of salespeople was trained and managed, and his participation in the St. Louis Big Brother Movement, a charitable association for boys from underprivileged families.

A letter to the editor is presented which discusses plans for the economic development of the United States after the end of World War II and includes a poem on the subject.

The article discusses United States drug developer Allied Laboratories, which issued free flu vaccines to stockholders in October of 1957.

The article presents a report from the Soviet State Planning Commission for the Soviet Union's Five-Year Plan from 1946-1950, which aims to rebuild and push production to 1940 levels and beyond, which revealed that twelve industrial ministries achieved its production goals in Soviet Union. It states that the Ministry of Meat & Dairy Products with 110% and the Ministry of Cellulose & Paper rated 109% both exceeded the targets. Moreover, consumer goods output exceeded 1945 level by 20%.

The article discusses recent inventions designed to save money of businesses and consumers. Automatic filing cabinets can reduce the amount of time needed locating the appropriate files. New milk bags made of bond paper, glassine, and paraffine help reduce milk caking. Other topics mentioned include leakless collapsible tubes, automatic dishwashers, and electrolytic pickling machines.

The author discusses the U.S. stock market, focusing on the so-called bear markets in comparison to bull markets as of January 15, 1958. Particular attention is paid to high and low stocks in bear markets, business recession, and labor monopoly. A brief historical overview of the industrial shares in the 1890s-1900s is also included.

The article profiles Joseph E. Rogers, president of office equipment specialist Adressograph-Multigraph Corporation as of 1939. Topics mentioned include his experience as a salesman, how the company has simplified existing product lines and developed new ones, and the effect of the Great Depression on the company's business.

The article discusses offshore drilling for oil in the Middle East by the American Arabian Oil Co. (Aramco), a U.S. oil company, in 1957. The author focuses on the implications of Aramco's offshore drilling for other similar ventures in other Middle Eastern locations and discusses potential technical, financial and political problems with the drilling projects.

The article speculates on the downfall of Argentine President Juan Domingo Peron in 1951. It notes that the Western Hemisphere capitals including Washington are predicting the end of his eight-year rule based on observations that the ruler is said to be weary and almost apathetic, his wife and co-ruler Eva is allegedly ill, and serious stress shown by his political supporters. It talks about Argentina's alleged erratic economic progress, citing chronic inflation and worsening trade position abroad, and perceived restlessness in its political situation.

The article profiles James Henry Rand, president and board chairman of office machine manufacturing giant Remington Rand Inc. in 1948. Topics mentioned include the number of patents registered in his name, the types of products made by Remington including filing cabinets, television cameras, and electric shavers, and his donations to cancer research.

The article suggests that Russia should adopt the gold standard to stabilize the ruble. It argues that bumper crop harvests, mounting gold reserve and a favorable trade balance as well as heavy industries operating with some profit make it possible for the country to adopt the gold standard. The article also reports that the cost of living is going down due to an increase in the food supply that may bring an end to the system of closed stores instituted in 1930.

The article presents the author's predictions for the state of the United States economy after the end of World War II. Topics mentioned include the author's predictions that materials such as leather, rubber, and paper would remain uncommon, the growing campaign for equal pay for women, and predictions that rail traffic would decrease after the war.

The article reports on the launch of a series of postage stamps reiterating the five-year economic plan of the Soviet government under the rule of Prime Minister Joseph Stalin.

The article presents career announcements for executives in the United States as of January 15, 1939, including the election of J.A.W. Iglehart as director of National Gypsum Co., the appointment of Scott Paper Co. president Thomas Bayard McCabe as chairman of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, and the selection of Manufacturers Trust Co. president Harvey D. Gibson as director of International Mercantile Marine Co.

The article discusses the recovery of the textile industry in the United States in the year 1959. The author examines increased earnings per share in the first half of 1959 following nearly 40 years of decline. Topics mentioned include the opinions of textile industry executives, the contraction of the industry's excess capacity since 1920, and the 1959 business of the textile companies Burlington Industries and M. Lowenstein & Sons.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues, including "Foreign Cars Click if they Differ Enough," in the April 28, 1962 issue, "G.E. Lawyer Says Corporate Directors Should Know their Legal Responsibilities," in the April 21, 1962 issue, and an article on India's economic outlook in the April 28, 1962 issue.

The author discusses economic, business and political developments in the U.S. as of February 1946. The negative consequences of fixing wages according to employers' profits are described. The resumption of the functioning of the U.S. Congress under U.S. President Harry Truman is addressed. Problems concerning railway management and prospective competition and ways to deal with such challenges are also explored.