General Interiors Reports Strong 40-Week Results
General Interiors Corp reported 40 week sales of 10.93 million and net earnings of 478,795 or 0.73 per share on 651,800 shares for the period ended August 6 1966. Earnings rose 17 percent from last year and sales up 13 percent aided by the Kittinger Company acquisition on July 1 1966. The firm includes Lewisburg Division in Pennsylvania H T Cushman in Vermont and Kittinger in Buffalo New York.
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NEW York — General Interiors Corp
General Interiors
Lewisburg
Pennsylvania
H.T. Cushman Manufacturing Corporation
North Bennington
Vermont
Kittinger Company
Buffalo
New York
Construction Contracts Weaken in August
The Dodge Index shows August contraction activity at its lowest for the year with total future-work contracts at 4.30 billion and an index of 139, down 8 from July. Residential contracts fell sharply while nonresidential and nonbuilding sectors strong gains offset only partly the housing slowdown, as credit tightness spreads to stores and related markets.
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New York
Dodge
F.W. Dodge Company
McGraw- Hill, Inc
George A. Christie
F.W. Dodge Co
Christie
New Banner advertiser Marty Oakland joins staff
The Banner hires 25 year old Marty Oakland of Arlington as the newest member of its advertising staff. A Vermonter and Arlington Memorial High School and St Joseph College alumnus, he served four years in the Navy and plans to cover Manchester Arlington and Bennington. He previously worked for Herb Stratton, a Bennington masonry contractor, and resides with his parents in Arlington.
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Banner
Marty Oakland
Arlington
Marty
Arlington Memorial High School
St. Joseph College
Navy
Green Mountain State
Bennington
Vermont
Norfolk
Mediterranean
Caribbean
The
Manchester
Herb Stratton
Ben Oakland
Fascinating Bits of Table History
UPI report recalls dining table evolution from ancient boards for the rich to medieval and Elizabethan feasts. Queen Elizabeth and Sir Francis Drake reportedly heard trumpets at meals, while Louis XIV popularized the buffet to cut servants, with 50 candle centerpieces and tables that rose to serve courses.
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Chicago
UPI
Marie Antoinette
Marie
Raymond J. Artabasy
Gorham, Inc
Artabasy
Artabusy
Elizabeth
Francis Drake
Europe
Louis XIV
Louis XV
Burlington Pharmacist McGregor Receives Bowl of Hygiea Award
Druggist George R. J. McGregor Sr. of McGregor's Pharmacy in Burlington Vermont is named 1966 recipient of the A H Robins Bowl of Hygiea Award for outstanding community service. He received the honor September 25 at Stowe.
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Richmond
Burlington
George R. J. McGregor Sr
Vermont Pharmaceutical Association
A. H. Robins
McGregor
Main Street
Stowe
Hartwell H. Durrance
New England
A. H. Robins, Inc
Troy
N.Y
Albany College of Pharmacy
Union College
Schenectady
Vermont State Senate
Cathedral of Immaculate Conception
Knight of Columbus
University of Vermont
B.P.O.E
Ethan Allen Club
Chittenden County Druggists Association
Greater Burlington Pharmaceutical Association
Vermont State Board of Pharmacy
American Pharmaceutical Association
National Association of Retail Druggists
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Colin Carpi
Butler
Building Contractors
North ST
DIAL
Oil Heat Service
Watchdog Oil Delivery
J.H. Winslow
Seymour Shultz
Ted Bird
Noveck-Shultz Inc
William Harrington
Bennington Display Manufacturing Company
Noveck-Shultz
Hamilton
Gerald E. Morrissey Inc
Lillian Baxter
Martin Oakland
San Antonio
Tex
UPD
Robert Robles
J. Lyons Jr
Robles
Schult
Parkwood
SSS
North Adams
Pratt ST
H. Greenberg & Son, Inc
Main St
eSerial
Co- Operative Savings & Loan
South St. Dial
Griffin Electric Co., Inc
Main St., Bennington
Benjamin
East Arlington
Thurlow Sales
Wallingford, Vt
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