October 6, 1928
PRESTO-TIMES
CHEERFUL Q R S REPORT
Seventy Per Cent Increase in Net Profits for
Fiscal Year Ending June 30 Over Fig-
ures for Last Year.
The Heppe, Marcellus and Edouard Jules Piano
manufactured by the
HEPPE PIANO COMPANY
are the only pianos In the world with
Three Sounding' Boards.
Patented In the United States, Great Britain,
France, Germany and Canada.
Liberal arrangements to responsible agents only.
Main Office, 1117 Chestnut St.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
THE FAMOUS
CLARK
ORCHESTRA ROLLS
At the recent meeting of the directors of the Q R S
Co., Chicago, the following officers were re-elected:
T. M. Pletcher, president; A. N. Page, vice-president
and treasurer; Carl Sundberg, secretary and assistant
treasurer; E. J. Delfraisse, assistant secretary.
Nine directors were elected as usual for the ensuing
year, the same being T. M. Pletcher, Albert N. Page,
E. J. Delfraisse, Carl A. Sundberg, J. R. Cardwell,
H. S. Hanson, E. A. Kieselhorst, M. J. Moriarty
and Earl Holland.
In his report President T. M. Pletcher showed net
profits of $343,628.15 for the fiscal year ending June
30. This represented an increase of over seventy per
cent above net profits for the same period last year,
which was received with great enthusiasm. President
Pletcher reviewed the operations of the company and
outlined its future earning capacity.
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RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
A M U S E M E N T CENTERS
Albert Price, who was with the Aston Company,
radio cabinet manufacturers, 1223 West Lake street,
Chicago, is no longer in that business. Mr. Aston
says trade in the radio cabinet business is livelier
now than in the piano stool business, although he
is still manufacturing some stools.
of De Kalb, Illinois
Style C-2
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT,
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ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUG. 24, 1912,
of PRESTO-TIMES, published weekly at Chicago, 111.,
for October 1. 1928.
State of Illinois. County of Du Page, ss.—Before me, a
notary public in and for the state and county aforesaid.
personally appeared F. D. Abbott, who, having been duly
sworn according to law, deposes and says that he is the
business manager of Presto-Times and that the following
is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a true state-
ment of the ownership, management (and if a daily
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for the date shown in the above caption, required by the
Act of August 24, 1912, embodied in section 443, Postal
Laws and Regulations, printed on the reverse side of
this form, to-wit:
1. That the names and addresses of the publisher, edi-
tor, managing editor and business manager are:
Publisher—Presto Publishing Co., 417 S. Dearborn St.
Editor—Frank D. Abbott, 417 S. Dearborn St.
Managing Editor—J. Fergus O'Ryan, 417 S. Dearborn
St.
Business Manager—F. D. Abbott, 417 S. Dearborn St.
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Individual owners, or, if a corporation, give its name and
the names and addresses of stockholders owning or hold-
ing 1 per cent or more of the total amount of stock)—
F. D. Abbott, 417 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111.
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security holders owning or holding 1 per cent or more of
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4. That the two paragraphs next above, giving the
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if any, contain not only the list of stockholders and se-
curity holders as they appear upon the books of the
company, but also, in cases where the stockholder or se-
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ments embracing affiant's full knowledge and belief as to
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ers and security holders who do not appear upon the
books of the company as trustee, hold stock and securi-
ties in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner;
and this affiant has no reason to believe that any other
person, association or corporation has any interest di-
rect or indirect in the said stock, bonds or other securi-
ties than as so stated by him.
PRESTO PUBLISHING CO..
Per F. D. ABBOTT.
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March, 1928.
Lillian Ludeka, Notary Public.
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