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moving his garage at Henderson Motors, Inc., in Mahwah, New York. The handyman was apparently injured and was seeking compensation from Mrs. Henderson’s insurance carrier. On January 10, 1936, it was reported in the Journal News that: “Suffern and Ramapo town police are investigating a complaint registered by the owners of Henderson Motor Company’s garage in Orange Avenue, Suffern, against a motorist who is said to have deliberately driven his car into the side of the building early this morning, breaking a hole in the wall.” The Henderson Motor Company and the Henderson Trucking Company may have been separate companies. Farrow Smith says that Jerry did not sell his interest in the trucking company until the early 1970’s. Alexander Dawson Inc.
On December 17-18, 1935, Ella B. Henderson and her two sons, created a holding company called the Alexander Dawson Inc. (ADI), which was named after Jerry’s father, Alexander Dawson Henderson. His mother transferred 5,000 shares of Avon stock (at that time called Allied Products Inc..), along with other securities, to the company in exchange for shares of preferred and common stock in ADI. The Certification of Incorporation included a trust fund between the Brooklyn Trust Company and Mrs. Henderson, which was dated April 22, 1929. The first meeting and minutes of incorporation for the ADI Corporation were recorded on December 18, 1935 at 111 John Street, Borough of Manhattan, City, County, and State The transfer of Mrs. Henderson’s stock was listed in the Certificate of Incorporation for the Alexander Dawson Inc., December 17, 1935.