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Newspaper
Childress Index
Location
Childress, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1966
Page
7
Dominic Tampone, president of Hammacher Schlemmer, notes a midwest customer who buys by marking a renowned housewares catalog. Her yearly totals ranged from 8,900 dollars to about 6,000 or 7,000 dollars, illustrating heavy consumer orders even without official forms.
Rossano Brazzi started as an office boy in 1929 and rose through the adjustment department to sales. He notes the general store’s reach into diverse items from electric mixers to copperware and specialty plates. He cites growth in continental wares, serve-yourself trends, and a steady demand for cheese preservers and cast iron utensils. The Tampone store stocks over 10,000 items and handles 150 to 200 customer inquiries daily, with divorce rates fueling new business.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average stands at 796.26, down 2.73. The rail average is 206.72, down 0.53, with 65 stocks at 285.16, down 0.76.
Treasury data through December 15 shows withdrawals totaling 79.498 billion and deposits of 2.099 billion. Cash balance stands at 2.400 billion with public debt at 329.851 billion and gold holdings at 13.159 billion. In Colorado Springs two masked gunmen robbed a service station attendant of 60 dollars, who fled to state patrol headquarters.
A Childress institution reports a large payroll figures drawing attention to its operations. Officials note substantial expenditures and staffing levels reflecting economic activity and local employment impact.
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