Evening star., 1933-02-28
F0RD'S SECRETARY,
STRANGELY MISSING,
SOUGHT BY POLICE
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mailed at Pontiac, in which he resigned
as bank director
Three men reported to officials that
they had seen car bearing license
X-90, 900, the number of Liebolds auto
mobile, in Saginaw, about 100 miles
north Of Detroit. Previously farmer
near Reese. Mich, not far from Sag
inaw, made similar report.
At the same time officials of the
Guardian National Bank of Dearborn
said they had received a letter from
Liebold, mailed in Pontiac Monday
afternoon, rendering his resignation as
director of the bank
At the Lieboid home and at the
offices Of the Ford Co. it was said
that nothing was known of his disap-
pearance. Mrs. Liebold was reported
to be away from home.
The State police post at Ypsilanti
early today broadcast report OF
Liebold's absence. stating that he was
last seen at $3.50 pm. yesterday. when
he left the Ford offices in Dearborn.
Liebold, for many years general sec
retary to Henry Ford, has been in
charge of the Ford fiscal policies. Ford
few days ago assigned him to assist
Edsel Ford in the organization work
preparatory to forming two new Detroit
banks which will be under control OF
the Fords.
Employees at the Ford company, in
cluding officials of the service depart
ment, said they knew nothing OF the
search for Liebold, and State police in
the Detroit area, to whom report
was made early today, also denied
knowledge of the search.
State police at the Lansing head
quarters, however, verified the broad
cast from the Ups ilanti Post.
Detective Lieut. John Hoffman, head
of the special investigation squad OF
the Detroit Police Department, and two
detectives left Immediately after the
report was received here for the Ford
offices in Dearborn to talk with Harry
Bennett. head of the Ford service de-
partment.
A description Of Liebold's car, together
with the report that he was m--sing,
were read to all detectives and patrol
men at roll call this morning.
Liebold became Henry Ford's secre-
tary in 1910. At the time he was a
clerk in a Highland Park bank in which
much of the Ford Motor Co.'s business
was handled Veterans Of the Ford
company said Ford's carelessness in
personal money matters led directly to
Liebold's appointment.
Ford, they said, carried around in
his vest pocket for weeks $4,000
dividend check, having forgotten it.
James Couzens, then treasurer and
general manager Of the Ford Motor
Co. suggested the appointment Of a
secretary to handle Ford's personal
finances and Lebold's selection followed.
When Henry Ford decided to build
the present Henry Ford Hospital, Lie
bold looked after the details. He figured
prominently in Ford's efforts to acquire
Muscle Shoals and with Henry and
Edsel Ford he incorporated the Ford
son State Bank in 1918.
He assisted also in the transaction
whereby Henry Ford acquired the De-
troit, Toledo & Ironton Railroad and
served as its vice president during the
period Ford was organizing the railroad
for his own purposes.
Liebold frequently appeared as spokes-
man for the Ford interests, both before
luncheon clubs and before Senate COM
lnittees. He had few interests outside
his activities In behalf of the Fords.
His hobby was chemistry and he was
partly responsible for q number of the
chemical products now manufactured
at the Ford Rouge plant.