The Press: Big Boiler-Plater

Western Newspaper Union sells to 10,732 daily and weekly newspapers 400 features, conducts in 34 plants from coast to coast a lively tradepaper & magazine printing business, jobs type, printing machinery and wholesale paper. Western Newspaper Union, world's largest publishing syndicate, is valued by its owners at a conservative $8,500,000. Last week control of this little known enterprise remained safely in the hands of the dynasty which had directed it for half a century, but only after a good stiff intramural fight.

Early in 1935, Western Newspaper Union's silver-haired President Herbert Henry...

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