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problems and make surveys;
these show customers simply
want fresh, clean and ironed qual-
ity products, delivered in a timely
manner."

Still Busy

Still active Zionists and contribu-
tors to many Jewish causes and
charities, the Schumers belong to
Congregation Beth Shalom in Oak
Park. Bill is a former Oak Park
school board member. With no
thoughts of retiring, the Schumers
say they revel in the excitement of
operating a company, even with
all of the challenges in today's
business climate. "And we still
have faith in Detroit and want to
grow with the city," said Irene.
"The Schumers are a great
couple; a perfect example of how
a husband-and-wife team should
operate - both in business and
in their family life," said Allan
Gelfond of the Farmington Hills-
based office of the Technion-Israel
Institute of Technology in Haifa.
"They are dedicated to Zionism
and the Jewish community."
"I've already learned that this
is an all-consuming business,"
said daughter Sharon Schwartz.
"When most people go out to a
restaurant, they look at the menu.
When we go, we immediately
start checking the tablecloths and
napkins." II

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it, but there was a mezuzah in
Ford Motor Company's future
- three, in fact.
General Linen and Uni-
form Service's office/ware-
house now is part of the first
Ford manufacturing plant
at Piquette and Beaubien
streets in Detroit. President
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corner office once occupied
by the elder Ford, inventor,
auto pioneer and infamous
anti-Semite.
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ish employees brought in a
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building's front door and,
more recently, on daughter
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