Word: livonia
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...industry. For the last year, the company has been opening new department stores at a record rate. In the last month alone Barr has overseen the opening of new stores in Richmond and Oakland, Calif., and the company's largest store in Detroit's suburban Livonia shopping center; he plans to open stores in Abilene and Tyler, Texas within the next months. Ward's sales reflect the growth: last week the company announced eight-month sales of $756,071,243, a 14% hike over last year. By year's end. Ward's hopes...
...there was more than that. Robson Avenue turned its attention to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hays, who had sold their home to Rouse and moved to suburban Livonia...
...delegation paid a special visit to Livonia to warn the Hays' new neighbors that the Hays needed watching because they were just the type who would sell a home to Negroes...
JOHN KINDL Livonia, Mich...
Roof Saver. To cut down losses such as occurred at General Motors Livonia plant fire (TIME, Aug. 24), Cleveland's Lexsuco, Inc. brought out a vinyl plastic roofing material, which will char, but not burn. The plastic replaces layers of felt, stuck together with asphalt, which separate the roof deck from its insulation. It was the melting asphalt that intensified the fire at Livonia when it fell into the flames. Cost is no higher than standard roof construction. First customer: Ford Motor Co., for an addition to its Cleveland engine plant...