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Emmons County Record
Linton, Williamsport, Emmons County, North Dakota
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Ford Motor Company plants in Detroit district, closed last Saturday due to coal shortage affecting 200,000 workers nationwide, will reopen immediately following cancellation of ICC service order No. 23, as announced by President Edsel B. Ford.
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Official Telegram Calls All Men Back to Work in Detroit
Detroit, Mich.—The plants of the Ford Motor company in the Detroit district, closed last Saturday because of the coal situation, throwing 200,000 Ford workers out of work in different parts of the country, will reopen at once, it was officially announced.
Orders for the reopening of the plants were telegraphed here by Edsel B. Ford, president of the motor company who is in Cincinnati. Mr. Ford said cancellation of the interstate commerce commission's service order No. 23 had made it possible again to obtain coal.
The telegram read as follows:
"Cancellation of the interstate commerce commission's service order No. 28 has made it possible again to secure coal.
"Movement of coal to Detroit has started and we feel justified in starting the plants.
Post notices calling the men back to work and notify the newspapers."
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Detroit, Mich.
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Closed Last Saturday; Reopening At Once
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200,000 ford workers return to work; plants reopen due to restored coal supply
Event Details
Ford Motor Company plants in Detroit district closed last Saturday due to coal shortage, affecting 200,000 workers nationwide. Reopening ordered by President Edsel B. Ford from Cincinnati after cancellation of ICC service order No. 23 enabled coal acquisition. Telegram instructs posting notices to call men back to work and notifying newspapers.