▁square ▁( with ▁a ▁car ve - out ▁for ▁the ▁Center ▁Line ), ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁third ▁largest ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁by ▁area , ▁behind ▁only ▁Detroit ▁and ▁Liv onia . ▁ ▁November ▁▁ ▁November ▁ 1 ▁- ▁Ford ▁Motor ▁chairman ▁Ernest ▁R . ▁B ree ch ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁company ' s ▁ear nings ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁nine ▁months ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁exceed ed ▁the ▁company ' s ▁combined ▁ear nings ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 1 ▁years ▁before ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁November ▁ 5 ▁- ▁Und efe ated ▁Michigan , ▁ranked ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁in ▁the ▁Co aches ' ▁Pol l , ▁lost ▁to ▁un rank ed ▁Illinois , ▁ 2 5 – 6 , ▁in ▁a ▁road ▁game ▁at ▁Champ aign , ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁November ▁ 6 ▁- ▁Ford ▁Motor ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Ford ▁Foundation ▁would , ▁after ▁a ▁ 1 5 - for - 1 ▁stock ▁split , ▁sell ▁approximately ▁seven ▁million ▁shares ▁of ▁the ▁company ' s ▁common ▁stock ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁The ▁sale ▁was ▁set ▁for ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁and ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁generate ▁$ 4 0 0 ▁million . ▁The ▁sale ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁public ▁offering ▁of ▁Ford ▁stock . ▁ ▁November ▁ 8 ▁- ▁Or ville ▁L . ▁Hub b ard ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁his ▁e ighth ▁term ▁as ▁Mayor ▁of ▁D ear born ▁by ▁a ▁vote ▁count ▁of ▁ 2 1 , 0 6 3 ▁to ▁ 8 , 9 6 1 .