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Billie Burke, who now plays twittery movie matrons, used to be the vivacious, red-haired toast of New York. She earned $1,500 a week, kept a Rolls-Royce for herself and a "nice Packard" for her mother. She lived in a whirl of furs, maids and flowers, and married Follies Producer Florenz Ziegfeld. Last week in Collier's, Billie reminisced about the great Flo and the gaudy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: The Busy Life | 10/4/1948 | See Source »

...expected to get his new car, however, and he said 'three years.' He may have to wait six years, and as a result the used car market in Britain (there is up to a 100% purchase tax on new cars) is flourishing. I saw a 1936 Packard on sale for $4,000, and a 1947 Studebaker should bring around...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Sep. 27, 1948 | 9/27/1948 | See Source »

...Autos. Packard's earnings had never been so good since 1929, said President George T. Christopher, announcing a one-third boost in the company's quarterly dividend: from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FACTS & FIGURES: Clicking Along | 9/13/1948 | See Source »

Collateral. Packard Motor Car Co., which split its stock 5-for-1 in 1929 when it sold above 160, was ready to reverse the procedure. President George T. Christopher announced that he would ask stockholders to turn in their stock, on a basis of either i share for 5, or i for 3. It would make Packard, now selling below 5, more respectable and more acceptable as collateral...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FACTS & FIGURES: One-Third Down . . . | 8/30/1948 | See Source »

...peace, as usual, was bought at a price. Nash raised its prices $74 to $90; Packard, $75 to $200. G.M. upped truck prices $10 to $110. Prices in other fields which had been steady for a time were creeping...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Peace at a Price | 6/21/1948 | See Source »

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