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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1981
Page
10
Paula Blackmon Daniels profiles local enterprises and drivers of economic activity, highlighting owner perspectives, community impact, and neighborhood commerce. Readers gain insight into small firms, market trends, and challenges facing independent businesses in the area.
John M. Bryant completed Allstate's two week sales training and will work as an insurance salesman in Aiken at Sears Roebuck and Company on Whiskey Road. He trained at Allstate southern headquarters in Atlanta and is an alumnus of Tennessee State University. He will offer homeowners life business and motor club insurance and also represents Allstate finance.
New York AP reports Joseph Granville, famed for the January "sell everything" call, forecast a steep drop in British shares on a London radio show. London prices fell, dropping about 10 billion dollars in 48 hours, while Granville warned the Dow could slide to 550–650 by next year amid a self fulfilling sell.
The R. Dakin & Co stuffed animal plant in Lancaster will shut Wednesday, costing 75 workers their jobs. Plant Manager Geoff Brandwood cites the tight economy as the cause as demand shifts from higher priced toys to cheaper items. The site once employed 150, with half laid off already. Lib Kennington notes the closing surprised locals.
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