Word: ford
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...much time for music, or which was left out of cultural shindigs in the old days, now sits on its hands. The Symphony's current drive for funds brought $150 from Chrysler executives, some $500 from 30 General Motors men, including $250 from President William S. Knudsen. Ford Motors pays $19,500 to the orchestra, which masquerades as the Ford Symphony on the radio...
...attended a Buchmanite meeting, the preview itself was not new, although as usual it featured some new names. M. G. M.'s Louis Burt Mayer spoke up for MRA-as Cinema Tsar Will H. Hays had done at a luncheon given by Mr. Mayer for the Buchmanites. Henry Ford sent a message, publicly endorsing Dr. Buchman and his work by name. Herbert Hoover furnished some words about the world's troubles, which headline writers construed as praise for MRA; thereupon Mr. Hoover let it be known that he neither endorsed MRA nor denied endorsing it. Read again...
...Suitable for parts and bodies of automobiles, airplane fuselages, refrigerators. (Ford and Chrysler are looking it over; General Electric is experimenting...
...quarter million U. S. farms consist of less than 70 acres and on most such farms horses are the only tractors Year and a half ago Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co. invaded this market with a cheap light tractor. Last year Deere & Co followed; month ago Motormaker Henry Ford. No jitney tractor, however, was announced by the giant (29½%) of the power implement industry; tough, sprawling International Harvester...
...Major competitors' prices: Allis-Chalmers and Deere, $495; Ford...