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Goodyear, Maricopa County, Arizona
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Goodyear Farms marks 40th anniversary in Arizona with a dinner at Wigwam Inn for 250 guests, honoring supporters and long-serving employees like Paul W. Litchfield and Kenneth B. McMicken. Farms began post-WWI to supply cotton, now diversified in agriculture.
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Celebrates 40th
Year In Arizona
A dinner was held at the Wigwam Inn for 250 guests Saturday evening on the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the Goodyear Corporation in Arizona. Kenneth B. McMicken, Vice-President of Goodyear Farms, who has spent 39 years with the project, planned the evening as a "Thank You" to the people of the state for their interest and support.
Paul W. Litchfield, Chairman of the Board of Goodyear, and the man responsible for the beginning of the Farms, was present to greet old Arizona friends.
The Farms were started when America's supply of long staple cotton was cut off after World War I began. The need for cotton has since passed but the Farms have carried on under a diversified program of agriculture, and experimentation.
THESE FOUR GOODYEAR FARM employees with Paul W. Litchfield represent 200 years of service with the company. From left to right: Ed Myers, retired ranch foreman; John Padgett who made the first surveys of Goodyear property 40 years ago; Mr. Litchfield; Kenneth B. McMicken, Vice-President and General Manager Goodyear Farms; and A. A. Schupp, former Purchasing Agent. The picture was taken at a luncheon honoring Mr. Padgett upon the presentation of his 40-year pin, and the retirement of Padgett, Myers and Schupp. (Pictures courtesy Winafoot Clan)
PAUL W. LITCHFIELD, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., parent company of Goodyear Farms.
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Goodyear Farms, Arizona; Wigwam Inn
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40th Anniversary; Started After World War I Began
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Goodyear Farms celebrates 40 years in Arizona with a dinner thanking supporters; founded post-WWI for cotton supply, now diversified; honors long-serving employees totaling 200 years of service.