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Show HIGHLIGHTS . . . in the ,eefc-s news I CHICAGO: Paying its quarterly dividends in war bonds, stamps or cash is the novel method the Belden Manufacturing company is following to help promote the treasury department's depart-ment's drive. Since Whipple Jacobs, president of the company, introduced intro-duced the plan last August, stockholders stock-holders have invested 94 per cent of their dividends in war bonds. This is well ahead of the national average. WASHINGTON: Planes of the 12th U. S. air force sank or damaged 54 Axis ships in North African waters ranging from light cruisers to freighters between November 8 and February 1, it was announced here in a report received from Allied headquarters in North Africa The report disclosed that 13 ships had been sunk, seven severely damaged, and 34 others .damaged. |