Word: forde
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Hubby's innocent little lies, wifey's tiny peccadillos grow into impressive embarrassments. The originality displayed in screening this commonplace business assures a pleasant surprise for cynics who have resigned themselves to the belief that the only formula for film fun is custard pie and an abused Ford...
...Edsel Ford reported to the President concerning the progress of the Ford industries in commercial aviation, told him of a program to build 100 all-metal, three-motored planes which can carry a ton of freight efficiently and at comparatively low cost (TIME...
Among other things, Henry Ford and his family own 100% of the securities of the Detroit & Toledo R. R. and 99% of the securities of the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton R. R. Now Mr. Ford wanted to merge the two roads, to buy out that troublesome 1% of his partners. They persisted, he assigned lower values to their shares. The Interstate Commerce Commission made no ruling on the values of the shares, but said last week that Mr. Ford's method was, "not consistent with fair dealing." If more than a million freight cars are loaded per week, then...
...Fords, Bulgars. The Ford Motor Co. is reported to have privately offered a loan of $5,000,000 to the Bulgarian government with which to build roads, and to have secured the concession to open a motor car factory in Sofia. Thus the Bulgars will have double incitement to buy Fords, often jocosely called "road bugs," for pleasant travel in their craggy country...
...what publication appeared the advertisement, "Not a laxative -Buy it by the jar-Ford...