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8/20/2019 Ferndale 1918-1943 25 Years of Progress
1/101 P u b l
i c D o m a i n , G o o g l e - d i g i t i z e d
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_
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Ferndale, 1918-1943 : 25 years of progress.
[Ferndale, Mich.] : Harvey S. Jacobs, c1943.
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/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_
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/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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/ h t t p : / / w w w . h
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omenwho
their coun-
to tho se loy a lcit i -
ingunself ishsacri-
the American
uponwhich the
h itmustbuild
isde d ica te d.
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a the ce le brat io no f the twe nty-
ndingofa Cityisuni ue.
ve e n o y e da m uch lo ngerh is -
o f Fe rndale isN EW .In twe nty - fiv e
tofullstature.
o f th isboo ,the re a derwil l
tartlinganddecidedlyamazing
will thrillwithprideat this
eddevelopment. eepthis
ra ya lo f wha thasha ppene dbut ,
e e po urcivicpride a ta h igh le v e l
ty-fifthanniversarydedi-
he Am e rica nwa y o f l i fe . e tus
he CityofFerndale,twenty-
inueto beamonumenttothe
geandfaithof theAmerican
nment.
D A E
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E
e tend
mmunityofFerndale
e twenty-fifth
gofthecity. H e
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s
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1 91 8 € ” a u ie tl it tl ev il -
hadleft
hom e s in the
s ago,the
ta te s in
remanufac-
ere wasplenty
ibe rty o a n
ngcampaigns,
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rthe m en in
es,hospitalgar-
ta
de d
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plishments.
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roducing
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bs.Twenty-
a y sa we e ,the
owas thou-
e e pthe m a-
sspace.
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a rp a ua ur.W a y o rCa rlW .Fo rty tha ,»a uta r,a puFra u N .Isba y ,r ight ,>ha irm a u
o puta lat ,ho lp ugf la ga sT ho m a tH .Ea la pu ,Fa rupa la >ha rm a u,loo « o u .
rsttogo
i b er t y o a n dr i ve
eci rcum-
c le .T he v i lla ge
a n H o o le y,wa s
and agood
e n at o r, a m es
tofDetroit,
on Wood-
o o le y fo undh im
stha tthe la te se na -
to 2 ,000 in
uze nsco m plie d
edwith those
aleoverthe
maryofpart
he wa ro f 25y e a rs
unitywhich
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nstrationsof
wpro ud ly f l ie s
ll s-eye flag,
ch have90
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ofFerndale
city.Fo rth is € ”
sn te ndthe re ,
tshavebeen
mps,hun-
onatedblood
a ndsa lv a ge co l-
yofneighbor-
andefenseor-
st,andevery
y v oluntee rsto
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rno o ua tW o o M pa rpa pu Na uW ila Ro a pE0y a a r« a go .
c i t yo f h om e -l o vi n g,
€ ” a v ita l
heartof the
isy ea riso bserv -
sary.
othatFern-
village,the
tesba c m o re
e zW hite bu i lt
dianguides
ha twa sFe rnda le ,
wa s no wn,
lerswho ven-
ishhome-
unty .T hese se tt le -
o wna sP ont ia c,
mf ie ld.
ersreached
ghtfoodand
e rn.T he a g inaw
leading
reststo a
hetrailturned
M ile R o a da nd
asthetroops
otyetcom-
ngfromDe-
redthe
welcomecandle
v e rnwindo wa sa
e m to a n ight s
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o M pa rpto Bla ia u« lop .
erndalewas
t MileR oad,
s ago.Today
orld sgre a test
gdistance
aftergenera-
y,withgreat
dandsand,
which it
eseveralversions
ire dthe na m e .
nelectriccom-
mewireshere,
ameofthe
s report.In
ph ispo le he
ecidedon
e so m e who wil l
oriansvouch
thecentury,
e,endeavoring
a ndy a ndswam p-
ic ly the y e ars
me outthis
testhe f a rme rs
ndsoldlots
decidedit
l
av e
e e cit ingga th -
e datefor
fthe new
rnbul lbe ca me
o commem-
thebirthofthe
dpea ce f ul in
e a s i ly a nd le is-
a dno ty et
ostilities.
re,having
industriallife
¢ l R o a p Mi th t ra > t f or p iu y l i ua .
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M» t» o rua ro f W o o M parp ,Ca utra lt» hoo l iu a > gro npu .
souls, too,
ter,therewas
stre e tswe re sa nd
ro wW o o dwa rd
e hom e sha de le c-
utfourtele-
.
hesand
opp ingwasl im ited
o nthe R .F.D.
r a ndthe bo e s
dAvenueand
e waso ne f ire ma n
all manyamus-
e aboutthe
ne,lo ca ted in the
e y,who ha dh iso wn
m e nt.H e e ptthe
o c e da nd in the
hro ughwhich
oblem,andit
m.Itwa sburrs ,
edold cloth-
sthefields to
section.Many
y al O a s t or e s, r e -
erambulator.
da le sf irst
o n
,000
0
e
wing,
tsemployedin
g restricted
ectingDe-
mmerdayscom-
le Ro a dco u ld
seetheDe-
eturninto
o y a lOa a nd
p.
ere nt .T he re
e R o a da nd
the co m munity,
awasborn.There-
muterwould
o rtwo o f
thebonfire
theshelter
e a rly 20s
widerstreet.
rnbulliscred-
theidea, forat
n18-footstrip
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ada pu N a uW ila R o a p« ho pp iug>a utar,
tothestately
n,Governor
wa sa ro use da ndhe
s dancingin
ofAugust4,
ingof thefirst
ndEightMile
here,too, and
ndalebrought
Gre a testH ighway .
avedsuper
ta te s.
g and
ward, Ferndale
phenomenal
sboomedfrom
00,hundre dsof
ndF erndale
vingoutgrown
s.At thistime
mpleted.The
,000,therewere
ols, seven
policeforceand
.Theassessed
earlytwice
50,000 ,the bo nded
nfoldin seven
wa s 19.70,o r
tperiodof
was ridingthe
TheFord
omH ighland
,a ndm a ny hun-
oftheir homes
eneralpolicy
butnewf a m il ie s ,
dlinesofbusi-
ert ie so f the de -
enationwas
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oMparpapuN ! ua
h.
1 9 l9 M h il a
a " g n l t.
depre ssio no f the
tthrougha
atedrealty
assessments
basis,andthe
rmfoundation
sightedand
ent.
ofFerndale
growth. Asthe
Ferndaleat-
cturingindus-
morethan
o pu lat io ne ce e ds
t7,000 homes,
cupiedbytheir
storyof
sandtwo wars,
ngAmericans
y da y to win th is
e ace the wo rld
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nm e ncharge d
were
rage in o n e rs ,
,Charle s e tter-
no c ide a ,
o f mind .
e ca llwhe ny o u
ra t io n a bo ra-
dinFerndale.
ann ing,the cle a n,
roomsand
y outo th in tha t
plantmight
MileR oad,
usinstalledin
andconstructed
opportunities
r bettertools
andbecause
completionof
p ro e cte dre-
o ust i fy the co st
e ntwor sho p
toriesopened
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e a ringco m ple -
a tese nte redthe
gnedfor re-
ationwasof-
overnmentfor
militaryfuels
on sre se arch
rmerlylocated
boratories
nitsofthe
eering,Chem-
eTestingand
tments.
anauditorium
arpenterandelec-
pa intro o m s b lue
graphicsec-
esearchcanbe
ostof which
posits,wearof
sre u ir ing lo ng
F R engines
omsfor stud-
no c ra t ingso n
madeonengines
herrooms,
te dso thatthe y
oinduction
tdynamome-
wsthemto
rconstant
alstudies of
hamberde-
e-propagation,
t- no c co m -
onhas16
rabsorptionca-
700horse-
sisdynamome-
olledrooms.
engineswere
nthelaboratory
provedprovi-
aland auto-
esof engine
u ipme ntf o r
minimumpri-
a p lugs,a s
essure,fuel,
rfuel ratio.
andignition
oughhydraulic
panelboard.
stconditions
oad encoun-
tion,specially
sbeenprovided.
unitsmaybe
metersothat
enginewillbe
ationofatest
co ndit io nse pe ri-
o rpa ssenge r
of thetestroad
ual roadcon-
e co rde do na tape
unitthistape
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m f nuf ,
e nue o f o p-
eopinion
de nta ndf o unde r
Company,one
whoseproducts
orld.
osewitham-
mof actionto
.DeV lieg,at
hatfreedom
anteesuccess.
ose witha cre -
he sa y s. B ut
ly re u ire sa
utfortitude
t l i e ra is inga
nted,thencare-
nguntil the
thesoil. Then
earsandfinally
s ine ssa nd in -
wayof life.
a y: I a m g oi n g to h a ve
o ce edto ha v e o ne .
a rd w o r , e p e ri -
tachesbefore
ry.O ftenhe
T here a re m a ny
m o rta l i ty rate is
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at only15
ssurvivetheir
withfortitude
entiali ngredi-
onandabil-
havingbeen
dressof men
ueof freedom
uccess,but
rambitionand
andprovide
o o in the m.
wo o f the
o f wha tf ree do m o f
ble,N .A.
ompson,
o r ha v e tra ns-
mbitionsinto
didnotguar-
heychosethe
a ledto the m a s
dbemost
a re buttwo o f
eso f wha tf ree -
mofactionto
estraintand
ere.
seemployed
reedomof
odecide in
th in she wil l
sfreeto choose
e is f re e to de cide
ranyprofes-
estrictionsupon
rovidingresi-
portunityto
dinto becoming
actors,though
dm it it.O ur
onsibilityto
recognizeit.
da ndwo r e dto
izationsthey
ingforthe
ustries no w
dthe wor e rs
war indus-
e o bs.T hey
e if industry a nd
o y a f re e socie ty.
uld beplaced
rprise.Itshould
tcre a torsa f re e -
nddevelop
r .
rsa re a wa re tha t
steppedup
ise m plo y m ento f
b i l iza t iono f the
wengagedin
gplantre-
cesses,product
upplyandmar-
striesmust
n peacecomes
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s c ho o ld a y dr e am s
d bein
metrueforthe
ownand
dingCom-
rmsinitsfield
o rity of the ire m-
alearea.
utionto
city,the
n Ferndale
s,R obert
W . , C o r t B . , a n d
da ndd iscusse d
ndingschool,
a ra tio n ,study
the da y a rriv e d
ir venture.
oestablish
herdemonstra-
domofenter-
urnerbroth-
nwhichthey
most success-
sa ndha zards
uttheywere
e rndale ca nbe
the y we re suc-
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nn Mr
nizationhas
o the city s in -
tspatriotic
urnerbroth-
ssgo e sba c 22
erenteredthe
eschool.They
nitiesaf-
o € ” to pre pa re
aringfor
rstheytal ed
hen theycould
ny.Thatday
enthey
wordthat
tioni nthe
the ne wswasa
efamilyitserved
ntogreater
actioninthe
ntwassmall
emachineand
dco mple teda
rp la nt ,whe nthey
siness. Three
e dupo npro -
nessgrew as
gainwider
de pa nsio n
eswasneces-
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W e li e Fe rn -
a nda p la ce to
o f inco lnH igh
yedandmore
nlives inthe
otconfined
ducinge uip-
ocompanyhas
upporterofthe
splacedupon
s.Itwas oneof
ca l lby the R e d
o r e rswe re
their blood.
urnercompany
tothe pleafor
e f lag ,f o r
sis subscribing
epurchaseof
asreached
ho m esa swe ll ,
elyengaged
sattentionto
rvingas vice-
fCommerceand
ry Club .
C H E
within thecity
God,ChurchofN aza-
terianChurch,Fellow-
daleChurchof Christ,
rndaleGospelH all,Fern-
rstB aptistChurch,First
st,FirstMethodistChurch,
t . a m e sCatho l icChurch,
op a l Ch u rc h , e v en t h Da y A dv e n-
v a nge l ica lChurch.
E A TI O N
recreationalactivi-
le underthedirection
n ,city re crea t io na lch ie f.
diamonds,onelargeballdia-
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t
fenseactivi-
s f irs t
,y ie ldsto no m un icipa l-
ortof thisvital
m a ch ine .
men,or ap-
n to f the e nt ire
engagedinone
chesofactivity
ganizationdi-
enac nowl-
e u ipped ,be st
efenseunits
mbershave
dgraduated
ablishedby
lian De-
e sre u ire lo ng
dyunder the
edCrossin-
stsbeforethe
andprepared
cy.
ectionof
Cole, named
.Forsythe,
forcehasbeen
tandingand
nitsinMichi-
dditionto
he lo ca laggre -
,alsois co-
fensepro-
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U , 9h z .
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ttheindustry
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ever finding
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bsurditythe
co u lde ve rho pe
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cific,from
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nt ly ,to m a nha nd le
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wor .
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dustry,Mr.
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eyearshefilled
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mentandfa-
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heworldare
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is f r ie n ds a n d an
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¢ lCo a » he s a rAa Fa rpua la
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sy e ariso bse rv-
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o o ls ince 1912,a nd
head here.Mr.
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own.
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hisforty-third
Ferndale
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877,000 ,unde rthe
theschool
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1927,the Ridge -
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925to 1930
o ne to s i .
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32and1940,
tosomebond
onalfunds,
enthighschool
hebuilding.
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te tends
sa sa re su lto f th ree
o p la ce in1920
dedby Ten
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v e nue ,N ine M ile
d , w it h t he e c e p-
rslater anorth-
othe system.
sin1942when
byEight Mile
R a i lro ada nd
e n in to the distr ict .
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ateinhaving
systemindi-
ngtheschools
y.T he pre sent
llowing:
a hsma n se c-
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O L
the gro wth
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adershipof the
. O ' B r i en , h as g r ow n
the y ea rss ince it
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as itgrewin
wereadded
.In1925a sec-
nda complete
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ere added.
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thefirsthigh
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and275 high
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tsforArmy
ta n sa ndsub-
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o ductswh ich
ame.Though
thesedays,
f Fe rndale in -
t to pspe e dto
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mayresume
r e ts .
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usinesshas
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he wa r,we re m o st
blishedinDe-
locatedin
940.Thepres-
onoftwocom-
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prisewhich
ter thatfield
select. The
scendedfrom
ers,in1938
wo r sho pa nd
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ogers.
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ngmodelair-
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P .R .M a l lo ry
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anieswere
rothers.In the
Dev ice spurcha se d
ctedamodern
vedhere.In
wa se recte da nd
edhere.
the two co m pa -
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dent,W ayneAn-
eo rge e wisa s
rother,May-
ofabsenceas
U . . N a v y .
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dustria l l i fe .It
e n itca nre turn
sa wsa ndo ther
achinetools,to
eenconverted.
ghpercentage
nameofFern-
rr ied ro undthe
m e dpro ducts .
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Wabee
otwa so pe ne d
ponsetoapeti-
sinessmenand
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erndaleoffice,
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r n in F l in t w he n
A. C.
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successful
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neeringCom-
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ngintheMedical
,incre ase dv o l-
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bric andglass
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oftoolsfor the
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sandaircraft.
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ea r s ag o , C. M . m i l-
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ativeMontreal.
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ame of
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inestpro ducthe co u ld
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m y a sa Ba l lo o n
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returnedto
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where he
n1923.
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f someofhis
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f rom o bbe rs
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y ea rs e pe ri-
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wefeltwe
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nofthe
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turersof
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l iedga uge s, igs ,
hineryneededby
tomobiles.
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ra e t e supp l ie d
m entne e de d .
thebusinessre-
rcivilianpro-
hecompany
m entne e de dby
rsofwar ma-
s loo ingto the
dthemachin-
ductsforauto-
eeds.
tedopera-
e dby itspre de -
ulevard,Detroit.
sinesson ef-
ningbrother,
anddisposeof
ra e t e ,so no f
e o f the fo unders ,
the business
ompany.The
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years.W hen
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butthebuild-
n thelobbyin
ters .
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a p pi u g Da p ar t ma u t
utstand ing in-
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untry isthe N .
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cly by the U . .
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ramsandhas
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tunito f the
1940,there
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renowmany
mencarrying
ven-days-a-
ho f o unde d
t ion in1919a nd
ipalprecision
try, retiredin
nedtothe indus-
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anyin Detroit.
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rapidgrowth
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He d ispo sedo f he a v y
uipmentand
0,movedinto
eplant.
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ningbuildings.
oductionof
artsandthe
plating.These
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precision
a ny m a e sa re
a ppe ts ,v alv e ta ppe t
ngscre ws,a ndbe a ring
dto re u ire a s
a sthatre u ire d
esa ndm e a suring
Co m pa ny be ga n
March,1940,
almillionitems,
h ich isa m il i -
sable toattain
, Mr.W ood-
asystematic
i l le d la bo r
m e ua l i fie s
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pm entca nbe
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stablished
adea record
f hum anco n-
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sthe co nve rs ion
u ire do na ll
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needed.Wood-
arried out
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a ze lP a r .T he
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ufacturers,
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swe l lrem e m be r
phrase
nts no wtha t
arsdeveloping
shisoneof
strialists,employ-
or e rs .
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torcars
rlA. Thomp-
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Company,
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shdevelopmentas
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stry.O neman-
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Mr.Thompson
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velopment.
orDe tro it in
terbecameasso-
otorCarDivi-
poration.
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Cadillac,Mr.
istimeat the
yncro-mesh
esh,Mr.
ssiondevelop-
wasintro-
andsincehas
obilemanu-
camecon-
rganizationon
ng inee r.He be -
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934,whenMr.
oinGeneral
tment,hewas
uction,design
torsuntilMay
dtoenterbusi-
ndbuiltthe
ileMilling
manygun
ntry.
rch fo rthe ide al
sinesshe se-
fitsconven-
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tonAvenuesite
ailroadfacili-
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vinghisplant
lsho me a lso we re
Thompson s
as hisbusiness
rectedin
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mpanyrecently
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mpanyis build-
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,ta n a ndgun
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ction,Mr.
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eringwor ,
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residents.
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wasdeveloped
ant.This
nitsdesign
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suchthatit
etoolsobso-
teC. H .
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tandimagina-
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ebasementof
hswa sthe starto f
mpany.
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timmediately
smallshop,
ofa down-
triesin
Detroit, there
thEclipse.
a rm a de de -
manufacturers
ngm o to rsf o r
,Ecl ipse wa s
try,locatedin
p la nt .T he o rig -
nAv enue ,a nd
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hana halfa
didnotfind
ca l ledupo nto
hecompanyrose
heFerndale
ctionearlyin
has been
ce ntra te dupo n
ductionofone
o the e clus io n
hilethispolicy
opeof thebusi-
dlyredounded
f Eclipsepro-
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e e clus io no f
ntsoffar-reach-
ted.
e ter cu tter
ngineers.This
tratedon one
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assimilarto
rf orm a nce a nd
edthestep
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cesinonepass
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inverted
spo tf a ce r, wa s
withinthe
ously,miscel-
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tionwasfound
thedriving
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ea rsthe Fe rn -
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alengine,
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nizationin
ent ly -ge a red ,e f f i -
CityofFern-
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the a d ua rtersa nd
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nd e e psit inco n-
neof the
20,andstill in
epartmentwas
oughtheyears
h ,pol ice ch ie f ,a lso
rtment,new
u ire da ndm o re
s it e pta brea st
evillagetoa
nawide
ndability.They
manyneigh-
avewonthe
ofallwhom
dtoserve.
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ntsand62 call
cpoints through-
the s i lve ra n -
FireChief
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si yearslater.
tocaptainand
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avinghomes.
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Electrunite
s ,beca m e a sub-
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elcorporation.
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ness,Thomas
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business.
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anceof this
provedthat
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themancredited
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ervicefromthe
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e , N e w o r , w a s
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moviestar,be-
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ccordingto
e stde a le rs ,H o dges
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busine ss.
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a ndM r.H i l l in
M aso n ,who isa
ny e mplo y ee sa re
ngin thearmed
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mmerce,also
etroitAuto-
n.B eforebeing
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AC H I N E P R O D U C T C O .
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sary,
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meoperations
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rs,manyof
mersandwho
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as doingbusi-
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33wasa bo o nto
rers,asMr.
e dDetro itsupp l i -
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ne d i n N o v em b er ,
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thelibraryhad
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