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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...
...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...
...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...
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...
...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...