Box 5

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F.C. Waldrop letter to W.D. Maxwell in 1952 evaluating editorial executives at the Times-Herald. Copy of Col. McCormick's letter to F.C. Waldrop on May 26, 1953, terminating his employment. F.M. Flynn letter to Col. McCormick on July 30, 1953, about operation of trhe Times-Herald. Copy of McCormick's rebuking reply, and further correspondence about the management of the entire company

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William C. Shelton's claim for reimbursement on the sale of the Times-Herald, April 1954, and its eventual settlement in February 1955

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Kent Cooper correspondence regarding the sale of the Times-Herald. McCormick's payment of $10,000 to Cooper for helping with the sale, and Cooper's return of the check, March 1954. McCormick's purchase of a $10,500 bracelet for Mrs. Sally Cooper, April 1954. Cooper's later correspondence with Weymouth Kirkland, C.M. Campbell, and J.H. Wood requesting $120,000 for his services as broker in the sale (October 1955 to February 1956)

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McCormick's order for an increase in Bessie Vydra's salary, 1952, and his provisions for a position for her after his death, 1955. Dorothy Murray letter to J.H. Wood, November 24, 1955, reciting interference by Mrs. Maryland McCormick in office affairs and Col. McCormick's annoyance with his wife

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Russell Clark's report on the strengths and weaknesses of Frank Schreiber as manager of WGN. Letter of January 22, 1956, from Ward Quaal expressing his interest in the WGN job. Resignation of Schreiber, June, 1956. Quaal's report on the controversy attending his cancellation of the film on Martin Luther, January 1957

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Col. McCormick's letter to A.A. Schmon outlining a five-year plan for the Quebec North Shore Paper Company. A.A. Schmon letter regarding profits, timber, limits, and objectives for 1949. Report on salaried personnel for Ontario Paper and associated companies over a 10-year period from 1939 to 1949

Scope and Contents J.A. Derham summary of taxes paid to Canada, 1930-1935. Col. McCormick's instructions in 1941 to charge the Ontario Paper Company (OPC) $1,125 a month for services performed by the Tribune. Increase in this charge to $2,500 a month in 1948. Personal letter to J.H. Wood from D.W. Ambridge and Howard Kennedy, December 20, 1945, explaining the difficulty of working for OPC and their decision to leave it. Copy of a letter from H.A. Sewell to A.A. Schmon, October 3, 1950, regarding claims...

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Correspondence regarding contracts, bonuses, and pensions of A.A. Schmon and T.E. Siegerman. List of senior executives and their pay, 1963-1964. Correspondence with R.M. Schmon about the Ontario Paper Company's long-term salary continuance plan, 1967

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Correspondence between J.H. Wood and R.M. Schmon about annual changes in salaries and promotions among executives of the Ontario Paper Company