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Farah Manufacturing Co.
Date: 9/18/2008 Album ID: 596179
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07/12/1953 FIRM HEADS - William (left) and James Farah, youthful executives of one of the largest Western clothing plants in the country, discuss a point about one of their products. James, as president of the company, has been named Manufacturer of the Month for July by the named Manufacturer of the Month for July by the Manufacturers Committee of the Chamber of Commerce. William is vice president and plant manager.
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UNDATED - James Farah
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07/22/1969 CONTINUES EFFORT - Prior to his orientation flight in an Air Force Missile Development Center F-4D Phantom II, William T. Farah, El Paso, gets a last minute check on his parachute harness by Col. Jack D. Beckelman, director of Aircraft and Missile Test. Col. Beckelman served as a pilot for the one-hour orientation ride. Farah has been interested in aviation since World War II when he was an Air Force pilot and flight instructor. His ride was part of a continuing effort to orient prominent businessmen and civic leaders to the Air Force commission.
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11/24/1985 Willie Farah is riding high at Farah Manufacturing
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12/31/1981 Willie Farah leaves courtroom ... Closing arguements ended Wednesday.
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01/14/1982 Willie Farah, back to camera, jokes with his attorney, Tom Thomas, after trial ... Farah won $18.9 million after an 11-week trial ended Wednesday. (Times photo by Luis Villalobos)
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11/24/1985 Farah Manufacturing's Chairman adn President Willie Farah
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06/10/1971 VALUABLE GIFT - William Farah, co-owner of Camelot Apartments, presents the deed for two acres of land worth $50,000 to Dr. Floyd Fierman, rabbi of Temple Mt. Sinai. The land located directly east of the Temple grounds is a personal gift from Farah and co-owner Jonathan Rogers. Rabbi Fierman said that his congregation is very appreciative of the gift of land which he said will eventually enhance the entire site.
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11/06/1981 Ray Williams and Willie Farah .. Courtroom lights form halos for the pair.
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07/23/1967 GIANT FIRM - El Paso's - and possibly the world's-largest casual slacks manufacturing plant is the huge facility of Farah Manufacturing Co. on Gateway Boulevard in the El Paso International Airport Industrial District. Work is already under way on additional facilities at this site.
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09/07/1979 Employees' cars flank newly opened Farah plant
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02/19/1980 Farah manufacturing's northwest plant reopened in expansion move.
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09/04/1977 OVERVIEW - This view of the Farah Gateway assembly plant shows a beehive of activity as workers perform various duties to assemble Farah clothing. (Times staff photo by Larry C. Price.)
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10/05/1977 Auctioneer at Farah calls for final bids.
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01/06/1952 An employee at Farah Manufacturing Co., wearing a mask to keep from breathing lint, cuts out jeans in the cutting room. The electric cutter can cut at one time through enough layers of material to make five dozen jeans.
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11/05/1973 WILLIE FARAH, REPENT - About 70 demonstrators picketed the home of Farah Manufacturing Co. president William Farah Sunday. One demonstrator said the protest was in defense of the Most Rev. Sidney M. Metzger, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of El Paso, who has supported demands for recognition of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America as Farah workers' bargaining agent. (Times staff photo by Steve Peters)
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03/08/1974 SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS - Farah Manufacturing Co. officials and representatives of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America described the union contract with the clothing firm during a press conference in El Paso Thursday night. From left are Charles Miller, director of personnel for Farah; Joe Chemali Jr., Farah vice president for operations, and Val Wertheimer, aCW international vice president.
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02/25/1974 The Farah Manufacturing Co., Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and City officials appeared at a morning press conference Sunday in El Paso to announce a settlement in the long and bitter labor dispute between the company and the union. Shown from left to right as the announcemt is made are Mayor pro tem Ruben Schaeffer; Kenn Carr, Local Farah attorney; Mayor Fred Hervey; Val Wertheimer, ACWA vice president and Antonio Sanchez, chairman of the El Paso ACWA joint board.
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