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December 16, 1945

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Headlines from December 16, 1945

INDUSTRY'S PROFITS UP 3% FROM 1944; Reports of 261 Companies in Forty-Seven Fields for Nine Months Reviewed PETROLEUM GROUP IN LEAD Full Use of Present Capacity of Plants for Peacetime Demands Indicated

By C. M. Reckert

Earnings of the nation's industrial manufacturers in the first mine months of this year were 3 per cent higher than those of the corresponding period last year, despite reduced profits in the third quarter caused by cancellation of war contracts and reconversion to peacetime business.

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Buys Eighth Ave. Taxpayer

By Unknown Author

The one-story taxpayer at 609-11 Eighth Avenue was sold by the Scott Family Trust to Ay-Won Work Clothes, Inc. The property is occupied by the Farragut Shirt Shops. Immerman Immerman were attorneys for the buyers and Gettinger Gettinger acted for the sellers.

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Notable Births

Tony Hicks

1945Tony Hicks, English singer and guitarist[†]

Anthony Christopher Hicks is an English guitarist and singer who has been a member of the British rock/pop band the Hollies since 1963, and as such was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. His main roles within the band are lead guitarist and backing singer.

Notable Deaths

Giovanni Agnelli

1945Giovanni Agnelli, Italian businessman, founded Fiat (born 1866)[†]

Giovanni Agnelli was an Italian industrialist and principal founder of Fiat S.p.A., established in 1899. Under his leadership, Fiat became a cornerstone of Italy's automotive industry, significantly contributing to the country's industrialization during the early 20th century. Agnelli also served as a Senator from 1923 to 1944.

Fumimaro Konoe

1945Fumimaro Konoe, Japanese lawyer and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Japan (born 1891)[†]

Prince Fumimaro Konoe was a Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 1937 to 1939 and from 1940 to 1941. He presided over the Japanese invasion of China in 1937 and breakdown in relations with the United States, which shortly after his tenure culminated in Japan's entry into World War II. Konoe played a central role in transforming Japan into a totalitarian state by pushing through the State General Mobilization Law and establishing the Imperial Rule Assistance Association.