October 27, 2005 • Page Image 86
…Business & Professional Oily Rags to Riches Usher Oil continues a four-generation Detroit tradition. Bill Carroll Special to the Jewish News I n 1930, Charles Usher, a poor Jewish immigrant from Russia, eked out a living by driving a small tank truck to Detroit gas stations and garages, collecting used oil, and selling it to a refinery to be turned into brand new motor oil. Now, 75 years later, the third and fourth generations in his fa...…

















































