Re: Did Roger Ailes's father work at the Packard plant in Warren, OH/

Posted by Fish'n Jim On 2020/2/27 9:09:53

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the auto manufacturing went out of Warren in 1903 to Detroit. I don't think Ailes father would be of the right vintage for that. Based on, R. Ailes was in his 80s when he passed. Est. Born '30s, w/ father in 30s, put him born in >'00. Talk about child labor?
Packard Electric was sold to/taken over by GM in '32, so more likely there.
Another place to call is the Packard Museum in Warren but not sure if they keep this level detail. Employee records are usually confidential, so not too available.
The Warren Tribune is the local paper, but it's a shell of former self/taken over, so not sure they would have early copy to search. A library search may turn up copy, but a lack of evidence is not exclusionary. Depends if his old man was "notorious" or not to get in the news.