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Emory Williams
Emory Williams, Sr. (October 26, 1911 – February 11, 2014) was an American businessman and entrepreneur. He was the chief financial officer of Sears Roebuck during the 1960s, when Sears was the largest retailer in the world. He went on to become president and chairman of the Sears Bank, a Chicago lender (later acquired by Old Kent Bank), and the president and chairman of Chicago Milwaukee Corp, a railroad and real estate company, before setting up manufacturing businesses in China in the 1990s. Early life Williams was born in Falco, Alabama, and grew up in Quitman, Mississippi. He was a member of the graduating class of 1932 from Emory University, where there is now a teaching award for academic excellence that bears his name."Emory Williams Award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Falco, Alabama
Falco, also spelled Falko, is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Covington County, Alabama, Covington County, Alabama, United States. The community lies entirely within the Conecuh National Forest. Name The community's name is an acronym for the Florida-Alabama Land Company, which harvested timber in the area. History Falco was founded by members of the Florida-Alabama Land Company in 1903. The community was home to a large sawmill, the Falco Bank, Falcola Bottling Company, a 40-room hotel, a grist mill and general stores. A two-story railroad depot sat near the logging railroads, which connected to the Central of Georgia Railway, Central of Georgia and Louisville and Nashville Railroad, L&N lines. The town began to decline after a fire destroyed the saw mill in 1925. The mill was then moved to Willow, Florida. A post office operated under the name Falco from 1903 to 1955. Falco was photographed by John Collier Jr., who was working for the Farm Security Adm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Loblolly Bay
Loblolly was a porridge or stew, coming to mean swamp. It is used in the names of: *Loblolly pine (''Pinus taeda''), a tree *Loblolly-bay (''Gordonia lasianthus''), a tree *Loblolly boy, an assistant to a ship's surgeon *Loblolly Stable, a horse breeding and racing stable in Arkansas, US {{disambig, plant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |