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Story March 7, 1946

The Wilmington Morning Star

Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina

What is this article about?

Ford Motor Company announces recall of 10,000 workers to resume assembly production at branch plants across the US, starting March 11, following earlier restarts in Detroit area.

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FORD WILL CALL 10,000 TO WORK
Assembly Production To Be Resumed At Plants From Coast To Coast

NEW YORK, March 6. - (P) - The Ford Motor company said Wednesday that approximately 10,000 Ford workers would be called back to their jobs in the next three weeks with resumption of final assembly production at the company's branch plants.

C. J. Seyffer, eastern regional manager of the company, said the branch plants would be reopened according to the following schedule:

March 11, Rouge plant, Louisville and Buffalo; March 12, Edgewater, N. J.; Twin City, St. Paul, Minn., and Chester, Pa.; March 13 Somerville, Mass.; Kansas City, Mo.; Memphis, Tenn., and Chicago; week of March 18, Dallas, Tex., week of March 25, Long Beach, and Richmond, Calif.

Manufacturing operations were resumed in the Detroit area and employes in that area were called back to work this week, Seyffer said, and 88,000 at other Michigan plants earlier.

What sub-type of article is it?

Historical Event

What themes does it cover?

Recovery Triumph

What keywords are associated?

Ford Motor Worker Recall Assembly Resumption Branch Plants Economic Recovery

What entities or persons were involved?

C. J. Seyffer Ford Motor Company

Where did it happen?

United States (Various Branch Plants: Rouge, Louisville, Buffalo, Edgewater N.J., Twin City St. Paul Minn., Chester Pa., Somerville Mass., Kansas City Mo., Memphis Tenn., Chicago, Dallas Tex., Long Beach Calif., Richmond Calif., Detroit Area, Michigan Plants)

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Key Persons

C. J. Seyffer Ford Motor Company

Location

United States (Various Branch Plants: Rouge, Louisville, Buffalo, Edgewater N.J., Twin City St. Paul Minn., Chester Pa., Somerville Mass., Kansas City Mo., Memphis Tenn., Chicago, Dallas Tex., Long Beach Calif., Richmond Calif., Detroit Area, Michigan Plants)

Event Date

March 6 (Announcement); Schedule From March 11, 1930s Context Implied

Story Details

Ford Motor Company to recall 10,000 workers over three weeks to resume assembly at branch plants per schedule; Detroit area already resumed this week, 88,000 in Michigan earlier.

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