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Athens Banner in Athens, Georgia

21 May 1916

Page 10

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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1916

Page

10

Master Minds of Finance or The Motor King Durant

William C Durant built a $50 million fortune in a decade from Flint Michigan starting in 1886. He founded Durant-Dart Carriage, then Buick, and in 1908 organized General Motors. Durant pushed GM through loans, divestitures and a 1915 cash dividend of $50 a share, then pursued Vision No. 4 and the Chevrolet venture, expanding GM and Chevrolet to mass production scale.

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New York Jay Gould Russell Sage Flint Michigan William Crapo Durant William C. Durant Mr. Durant Motordam Lfe Boston H. H. Crapp Durants Monte Cristo Young Dorant Durant A. Eqund Bagis Durant-Dart Carriage Company Carrisre Wiliam Durant Tehiclee Earaing Testiy Ana Roreefrawa Ate ‘Er Orp Imperial Wheel Company Arkansas Mississippi Buick Buick Motor Company General Motors Company Cadillac Oldsmobile Oakland General Motors Jnit Belmont Wall Street New York Stock Exchange William ©. Durant Bugsy Ford Fint Ghevrolet Meter Company Chevrolet Tarrytown St. Louis Oshawa Ont Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas Atlanta Motor Chevrolet Company Willam C. Durant General Hire
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Striped Tub Silk Waists Offered at Reduced Price

Tomorrow only 100 striped tub silk waists go on sale for 1.98 each though their regular price is 2.50. The waists are described as worth 2.50 and historically sold at that rate. Limited quantity available at this special.

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Clearance Sale of Wash Waists at One Dollar

Clearance sale offers wash waists priced at 1.00 with values 1.25 and 1.50 as slightly soiled stock. About 500 waists on main floor tables in voiles geries batiste and fancy materials up to size 44. Black secco silk waists 1.00 and tub silk waists 6.50 in colors and styles.

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Collins Athens
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Durant Mastermind of GM Plans and Prosperity Across Industry

The piece extols William Crapo Durant as the architect behind General Motors and Chevrolet, noting a $75 million annual volume that rivals major railroads. It lauds his visionary leadership, predicting sustained growth and market confidence as GM becomes a dominant industrial force.

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Confederate Museum seeks Georgia supporters and donations

The Georgia Confederate Museum and Memorial Association led by Dr. George Brown seeks a lady vice president and county representatives to organize across Georgia. It aims to establish a Confederate and Colonial relics museum in Atlanta and invites cash gifts and curios with donor names recorded. A collection valued at $10,000 from an Atlanta donor enhances the museum. Send items and funds to Mrs. Avis Coler Brown at 36 West 14th St, Atlanta.

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Atlanta Georgia Confederate Museum and Memorial Association George Brown Georgia Confederacy Avis Col ¥Er Brown West 14Th St Atlanta, Ga
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