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[American Management Association General Management Workshop Seminar #2138 Outline]

Description: Report from the American Management Association discussing how to solve growth problems in a family-held business. The repot outlines major characteristics and problems in family-held businesses, as well as solutions and financial reporting advice. Handwritten background information is provided for participants and their companies.
Date: 1965
Creator: American Management Association

[Auto Loan Billboard]

Description: Photograph of a United States National Bank billboard advertising fast auto loans with an image of the U.S. in the center and a man with a broken car in the lower-left corner. Buildings are visible through the billboard posts along the right and center of the image, including the Gaidos Motel directly behind the board. At the right side of the image, cars are driving on Seawall Boulevard along the Gulf of Mexico (far right).
Date: 1965~
Creator: Jules Lauve, Jr., Inc.

["Bank With Us" Billboard]

Description: Photograph of a billboard advertisement with the text "Big and friendly, United States National Bank. Bank with U.S." to the right of a three-dimensional image of the bank building. A two-story building with a split two-tone colored siding is visible behind the angled posts of the billboard.
Date: 1964~
Creator: Jules Lauve, Jr., Incorporated

[Clipping: Bitter Lessons]

Description: Clipping from Forbes describing the creation of Great Western Sugar Company by William M. White. The writer discusses the negative financial impact of White's ownership and that earnings and profits have declined. White runs another company, Great Western Cities, that has also not performed well financially.
Date: November 15, 1971

[Clipping: Brazoria Boom Buds]

Description: Photocopy of a clipping from The Houston Post of an article describing land purchases near Highway 288 in Houston. Construction plans for the highway and Loop 610 are to be completed in the late 1970s. A list of prospective properties and the owners are provided.
Date: September 16, 1973
Creator: Hooper, Carl

[Clipping: Farmers Underwrite Sugar Plan]

Description: Photocopy of a clipping from the Amarillo Daily News of the article, "Farmers Underwrite Sugar Plan," describing farmers contributions to a sugar factory. Also included is a pamphlet discussing the history and yield of sugar beets, along with the economic benefits and feed value.
Date: February 23, 1965

[Clipping: First Fortified Sugar Introduced by Local Firm]

Description: Photocopy of a clipping from The Cincinnati Enquirer describing fortified sugar, a new product. The clipping notes the naturalization of many industries, including food, to cut out harmful preservatives. The fortification of foods by the FDA is discussed. The daily minimum requirements of some vitamins and minerals are listed.
Date: June 27, 1973
Creator: Lambert, Judith

[Clipping: How Sweet It Is: Demand for High-Fructose Corn Syrup Far Exceeds Supply]

Description: Clipping from Barron's describing the acquisition of Hubinger Company by H. J. Heinz Company. The sugar prices rose dramatically from 1970-1974. New ways to convert dextrose into fructose are being discovered and sold on the market. It is written that corn syrup producers hold advantages in processing over sugar refiners as they are able to have higher production rates.
Date: December 1, 1975
Creator: Nagdeman, Julian J.
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