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1931

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THE ONLY ANGLO-JEWISH NEWSPAPER PRINTED IN MICHIGAN
DETROIT, MICHIGAN, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1931

VOL. XXXII. NO. 16

ARCTIC

BRIEF HISTORICAL SKETCH
OF PROGRESSIVE CITY OF FLINT

Dairy Products Co.

ARCTIC CREAM CREST MILK
ARCTIC ICE CREAM

"Michigan Favors Arctic Flavors"

High-Grade Pasteurized Milk, Cream, Butter
and Cottage Cheese

1364 Burton Street.

FLINT, MICHIGAN

STATE SECTION, PART I

Flint Merchants Extend New Year Greetings
to the Entire Jewish Community

Happy and Prosperous New Year to Our
Jewish Friends and Patrons

1

5962

Phone 2-8144

The Weston-Mott Company was ab-
sorbed by General Motors. The
Flint Varnish Works was taken
over by the E. I. DuPont deNe-
The story of Flint's growth from from l'ontiac, was the first white moors and Company. The W. F.
a river crossing on the old Detroit- man to bring his family to the place S te
tewart Company,
ornpany, a pioneer in
Saginaw trail to the second largest which is now Flint, having pur- ve h ic l e C siness,
o' began to
manufacturing city in Michigan is I chased a 785-acre tract of land for facture bu
bodies. The
a classic of industrial history.
1$800.
5larvelCarbureter Company, foun-
Jacob Smith, a fur trader from
dries, tool and die companies, and
Detroit, was the first white man tot The first recorded name of the other plants supplementary to the
locate on the present site of the city, present location of Flint is "Mils- automotive industry were establish-
which, at the time, 1819, was near nigh,"
meaning an open, ed. The economic structure and
a river crossing later call e d "Grand burned -over plain. The early settle- the prosperity of the entire city be-
Traverse of the Flint River."
meat originally platted as Grand came inextricably wrapped up with
In 1830 John Todd, a storekeeper I Traverse was made the judicial that of the General Motors Corpor-
Iseat of Genesee County, August 25, ation and the motor vehicle indus-
; 1835, two years before Michigan be-
e.
, , came a state. The name of the ry.
county
Flint considers her economic
. is derived from the Seneca,
e-pis- i-yea, meaning beautiful structure as being particularly ad-
HAPPY NEW YEAR
valley, which was the name applied santageous and stable. An anal-
to that part of New York State ysis of this situation offers food
I from which many of the early set- for thought.
tiers came. In 1855 Flint was in-
(a) The Product: Flint's chief
corporated as a city bearing its manufactured
I
product, the automo-
present name.
Generator and Starter
; bile, is an essential article. It is
I
The
Indian
word
from
which
the
the
first
advance
in individual
Repair
I word Flint is derived, and which i transportation for people and goods
Armature Rewinding
I was the Indian name given not only since man discovered the horse. It
to the early settlement but to the make two minutes grow where one
10 Years in Thin Location
Flint River, is Pe-wan-a-go-wing, grew before. It produces wealth,
meaning flint or flint stones. Ac-1 adding enormously to land values,
cording
to Louis Campau who lived , both agricultural and surhurban,
Phone 2-6831
in the Saginaw Valley as an Indian I through increased accessibility.
1
trader from 1815 to 1846, this In -
216 W. Eighth Street
(b) The Market: The market for
dian
words
means
the
same
as
the
the
automobile
is
neither
sectiona-
Flint, Mich.
French word "LaPierre' which was fired nor stratified. It is sold the
applied by the French to the dis- world over to people of every class
trict in which the Flint River has and station.
its source and of which Lapeer
I County is now a part.
(c) The Industry: The motor
a vehicle industry ranks first among
Following the fur tradin
ll industries of t he U n ited States
We Wish You All a Happy came settlers from Newg da Ant
in the annual value of its products
New Year
State, then came lumbering, agri- and in the annual value of its ex-
culture, saw mills, woolen mills, ports. It maintains the highest
wagon works, and other shops man
- wage scale of any major industrial
ufacturing articles for local needs. group. As a foundation for the
The road cart, a two-wheeled veil
economic structure of a city it also
isle, began to be manufactured, the compares favorably with any other.
production of which grew rapidly.
LEN HENRY, Prop.
(d) The Corporation: The prin-
From cart factories developed caY-
riage factories which brought inter- ciple industries of Flint are subsi-
Anything in Sheet Metal, Ea..-
national fame to Flint and with it daries of the General Motors Cor-
troughing and Furnace
the title "The Vehicle City."
poration, the largest and one of the
Repairing
most stable in the world and an in-
Recent Development.
stitution which is in business to
Phone 2-2901
The birth of modern Flint, the stay.
713 Genesee Avenue
direct outgrowth of the vehicle in-
(e) Assured Leadership: The
dustry, is coincident with the birth
Flint, Mich.
of the Buick Motor Company in General Motors Corporation being
in
business to stay has made un-
1904. At that time the city had a
usual provision for maintaining the
--- population of approximately 15,000 leadership, not only of its subsi-
and was known as the world's hug-
♦ est vehicle manufacturing center, diaries in Flint, but of all of its
units in their respective fields of
the annual output exceeding 110,- manufacture.
000 units. In 1904 and immedi-
Holiday Greetings
ately following there occurred in
Agencies maintained for continu- !
To Our Jewish Friends
Flint things of momentous imam- ally proving and improving its I
tance to the city, the state, and the product and which ore of inesti-
world. With the horse-drawn veh- mable value to all General Motors 1
icle destined to pass into obsoles- units are: (a) The General Motors'
nence, with the depletion of the im- Research Corporation, (b) The
mediate source of the principal raw General Motors Proving Ground.
The quality, efficiency, and well-
material for its manufacturing es-
of
tablishments, the prospects for the
of the man power of Flint's' .
future
of
the
city
were
not
pectic-
industrial
plants are continually
DRUGS--PAINT
ularly encouraging.
maintained and improved by the
GLASS — VARNISH
following
means:
(a) The Indus-
.
The progress of the city, however,
la Mutual Association, (b) The'
was not to suffer for there had been General Motors Institute of Tech-
502 S. Saginaw St.
produced in the vehicle industry an nologV. (c) A high Wage
scale, (d)
asset which was
Phone 2-3456
of far greater A Liheral Group Insurance Plan,
value than any material resources (e) The General Motors Savings,
Flint, Mich.
—namely, men of genius, initative, Fund.
, and vision. Those who had been
largly instrumental in making
A City of Homes.
Flint the Vehicle City of the World
Flint's tremendous prosperity,
turned their energies to the devel-
New Year's Greetings to opment of a new means of trans- stability and soundness of its in-
portation—the automobile, and laid dustrial, commercial and financial
Our Jewish Friends
the foundation for making Flint establishments, the assured • in-
one of the foremost Automobile crease in property values, with the
Cities of the World, surpassed only resultant availability of money for
home building on liberal terms, has
by its sister city Detroit.
resulted in the building of over 8,-
General Motors and Flint.
000 single family homes within the
corporate
limits of the city during
With the organization of the Gen-
Plastering — Stucco
eral Motors Company in 1908, the past four years. In addition,
thousands
of new homes have been
which was succeeded by the General
Specializing in High-Class Motors Corporation in 1917, gigan- built in the villages and territory
tic developments took place. In adjacent to Flint. Within the past
Residence Work.
the course of events came the plants four years over 28,000 building per-
o f
the Chevrolet Motor, Fisher
Phone 2-4636
Body AC Spark Plug, Armstrong I
Spring,
and the Flint Fence and)
225 Lindsay Bled.
Tile Companies which together
Our Best Wishes for a Happy
with the Buick Motor Company are
Flint, Mich.
all subsidaries of General Motors.' and Prosperous New Year to
Our Jewish Friends and Patrons

I mita have been issued with a total
value in excess of $63,000,000.

Generally speaking the cultural
development of a rapidly growing
city does not Darellel its commercial
and industrial development. In this
respect, Flint is a unique exception.

Fostered by a far visioned citi-
zenry, the Flint Community Music
Association promotes and co-ordin-
ates a multitude of musical activi-
ties among the people engaged in all
walks of life. These activities in-
clude a Symphony Orchestra..of 86
players maintained on an amateur
basis, and a Community Chorus of
200 voices open to membership
without fee. The Industrial Mu-
tual Association of 15,000 members

Dodds-Dumanois
Company
iftturral ilirertorg

Invalid Service

GENERAL SHEET
METAL WORKS

DAY AND NICHT

901 GARLAND STREET, FLINT, MICHIGAN

Rosh Hashonah Greetings

Sanitary Laundry

All Branches of Laundry Work
Finished Family Washing a Specialty

FLINT, MICH.

From This Adorable Baby to
Babies Everywhere

Mother buys everything she needs for
me and little Sister from Flintt'a Exclusive "Baby Shop," where
prices and quality rival the downtown stores!
Beautiful hand-made Dresses, Hats, Coats, Bonnets, Toys,
Bassinetts, strollers. Fall supplies for boys and girls.

CLARK BABY SHOP

PHONE 2-8728

•

Capitol Hotel & Coffee Shop

EARL

For Rosh Hashonah Say It With

JOE HEYSTEK

METROPOLITAN PATROL SERVICE

Golden
Pheasant Cafe

Bonded patrol men for regular or special service of all
kinds.

Business and Residential Patrol Service

Phone 9-3945 for any kind of Service. Reliable and Efficient.

323 Stone Street

FRED N. SOON, Prop.

Flint, Mich.

"Flint's Newest Chop Suey"

Why bother with cooking when
you can have it all cooked?

Rosh Hashonah Greetings to All Our Friends

We deliver to your home.

F. J. BOUTELL COMPANY

Buick Authorized Service

PHONE 9-3835

U. S. TIRES

124 E. THIRD STREET

Plenty of Parking Space
Flint, Mich.

WHEN BETTE ■

1413 N. Saginaw St., Flint, Mich.

e

FLINT,

Phone 2-2151

MICHIGAN

WE REPAIR ALL MAKES OF CARS

AUTOMOBILES Alt BUILT, BUICK WILL BUILD TUN . . . A GENERAL MOTORS VALUE

NOW. . a Buick Eight for your family . •

Series 50- 8 1025

to Si095

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f. h. Flint
Michigan

little as $1025 to

Steam Shovel Excavating

Buick Eight—a ear that is every inch a Buick, from

Phone 3-3412

its torque tube drive and silent-shift Syncro-Mesh

its powerful Valve-in-Head Straight Eight Engine to

Known for Our Hospitality

Flint's Finest Eating Place. All New and Modern

421 West Tobias St.

Phone 9-2111

Transmission? Your funnily deserves the joy of Buick

Flint, Mich.

FLINT, MICHIGAN

ownership—and you, we believe, will be astonished

at the ease with which you can now obtain one of

ISO OR/ S

1801 Lewis St., Phones 3-1921-2-3021

Capitol Theater Bldg., 2nd & Harrison, Phone 3-0011

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New Year's Greetings to Our Jewish Friends
and Patrons

Boswell-James Maytag Co.

FLINT, MICHIGAN

New Year's Greetings to All Our Jewish Friends and Patrons

AUTHORIZED DEALERS

McKAY-HASSETT OIL CO.

MAYTAG ALUMINUM WASHERS
MAYTAG IRONERS

ARCIIIE McKAY — PATRICK L. IIASSETT

Distributors of

SINCLAIR GASOLINE, OILS AND GREASES

Phone 2-9166

FLINT, MICH.

New Year's Greetings To Our Jewish Friends

$1095, f. o. b. Flint, you can choose a big, roomy

GREENE, Manager

SECOND and HARRISON STS.

715 East Second Ave

S

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Do you realize that now, for

Season Greetings to Our Jewish Friends and Patrons

FLINT, MICHIGAN

Open Evenings

PHONE 2-8021

FLINT, MICHIGAN

ART. NOYLE

oil Message

709 EAST STREET

600 S. SAGINAW STREET

F. D. BAKER
& SON

321 V2 AVON

TELEPHONE 9-3732

Hurd's
Drug Store

(Turn to Page Three).

K. & S. COMPANY

The Season's Greetings

Season's Greetings to Our Jewish Friends
and Patrons

A

these fine cars. Conic in at once and get our specific

Happy and Prosperous j
New Year to Everyone

136 W. Second St.

can own a new Buick Straight Eight.

Gravel, Sand, Cinders

Wishing All Our Jewish Friends
a Happy and Prosperous New Year

Phone 2-8297

BOLTON, Manager

FLINT, MICHIGAN

Phone 2-6621

present car and liberal C. M. A. C. terms. Until you

have seen us, you can't appreciate how easily you

C. N. Wolverton
& Son

SALES AND SERVICE

A.

offer, including an attractive allowance On your

1818 Arizona Avenue

Flint, Mich.

j

BUICK MOTOR COMPANY, FLINT, MICIIIGAN

