Retail shifts loom as Efird department store sale looms
High Point business notes report Efird Department Store to exit city commerce amid rumors of a new combined operation. Griffith Office Equipment expands to 792 North Main Street, doubling space for stocked offices and showroom with model offices. Enterprise cites tax list contract and advertising clinic, plus regional wood products show plans and furniture industry leadership changes. Southern Life Insurance’s High Point district ranks second in progress for 1956 under J A Hines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
S. Main St
Eaird’s Department Store
Presen High Point
Efird
Griffith Office Equipment Co
N. Main St
Younts Grocery
N. Main
Griffith
Bob Griffith
Machine Service
Business Leaders Headed to Palm Beach Conference
Guilford Memorial Park manager Tom Elder has been elected 2nd vice president and Eddie Ridge of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. qualified for their Leaders Club Conference in Palm Beach Florida from April 15 to 18. Joseph Bland attended a one day postgraduate seminar. Bryant of High Point Heating Co. completed a four day air conditioning course and led New York Life Insurance Co. in paid business in North Carolina during Q1 1957 and earned Million Dollar Round Table and President's Council status. Heritage sales staff see several reassignment moves across multiple states and regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Elder
Guilford Memorial Park
Eddie Ridge
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co
Palm Beach
Fla
Joseph B. Bland
Ea Eee
Ae Bryant
High Poin Heating Co
New York Life Insurance Co
North Carolina
Heritage
James Marshall
Delta Territory
Georgia
Florida
Claude P. Russell
Morganton
Carolinas
Robert E. Hall
Texas
Ken Person
Detroit
John H. Justice
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Fred Corzine Jr
Washington-Oregon
California-Arizona
Ernest J. Recht
Chicago
Paul F. Huston
Pittsburgh
Charles S. Shaugh
McLamb Promoted by Tomlinson's Furniture
Al McLamb is promoted to sales representative for Furniture by Tomlinson covering North Carolina South Carolina southern Virginia and eastern Tennessee. The appointment announced by Sidney H. Tomlinson Jr vice president in charge of sales. McLamb a North Carolina native is Rollins College and Traphagen School of Design graduate. He will assume duties immediately and continue with the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al P. McLamb
Tomlinson
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
Sidney H. Tomlinson Jr
McLamb
North
Point-of-Purchase Institute Annual Symposium in Chicago
The annual symposium and exhibit of the Point-of-Purchase Advertising Institute will be held at the Palmer House in Chicago from April 10 to 12. The project will be in production by June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point-of-Purchase Advertising Institute
Chicago
Palmer House
National Guard Echoes Lafayette Link in 1824
The U S National Guard traces its naming to the Garde Nationale Lafayette commanded in France in 1824. Lafayette visited a regiment of the New York State Militia during that period.
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U. S. National Guard
Garde Naiti
Lafayette
France
New York State Militia
Paper Company Adds Equipment For Regional Service
Fox officials said they will service Carolina and Virginia accounts with their own trucks to curb rising freight costs. The plan includes trucks stopping at Ward Street for paper merchants' requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina
Virginia
Fox
Custom
Ward St. Pl
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Joe Brown
Ernest Dicter
Institute For Motivation Research, Inc
Croton, N. Y
Bane
Chapel Hill
Newspaper Advertising Executives Association of the
UNC School of Journalism
Mat Service
Charles E. Cullen
American Woodworking
Winston-La
White Furniture
Edwin Bounes
Drexel
Julian T. Buxton
Williams Furniture Corp
Phonse Bean
White Furniture Co
Mebane
Jack Rochelle
Globe Furniture
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Assn
Richard Wilder
Kroehler
C. P. Reinhardt
Roger Triplett Jr
Blowing Rock
Bowman George
Mount Airy
James Broyhill
Broyhill
Clark Connelly
Harry Gravely
Gravely Furniture
Grand Bahama Club
Fort Lauderdale International
C. R. Wisenburg
Mirror Products Company
al McLamb
Paul Owen
C.S.A
Home Office
Newark
Cmnt
Atlanta
Atlas
Bausch & Som
Eevee
Aete
Brush
Butler’s Inc Common - Cape
Rolinare 1 & Tel Whislier
Gentral Tel Company
Cerlist Diesel
Coton
Chatham Mig ‘Colonial Stores
Colonial
Ite
Cone Mills
Taylor Oenere i
RR. & Sons
Eeeree O
Farring Co “A
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Klin Life Ins Co
Garfinckel J
Ipment Eeeee Grdlan
If Life Insurance
T . IB
Eeeveere
Lenoir Liberty Fo Insurance
Life & Casualty
Ine
Life Compan Ins
Life Ina
Eevee Td
Lincoln Life Lithium Crp
Lone Star Stores
Sau Mac’ Ian Company
Ryland Casualty
Ma’ Laxson
Melaan Industries
eLean Trucking Lab Inc
Weeee
Mississippi Shippin It
Moore and Haw National Nail Life & Accident
North American Life Ins
N.C
Mo Ha Corp
Pewee Piedmont Aviation
Potash Piedmont Natl Gas
Ryro Public Serv Co
NC 7
Tenn Gas
Exas Eastern Trans
Ute
Wachovia
Watson B Insurance Ee “Trust Sy
Western Caeta
Zonolite West Point Mfg. Co
Gulf Life Ing. Co
Nat'l Bank
Occidental Life Ins
America
Lieto
TEL
J. Sturgis
MAY & CO
Ted
Ted Insures
George D. Davis
George P. Clark
New England
Mittife
Boston, Mass
FOX Paper
Chinery
Chevrolet
Metin
U. S. Government Securities
State of North Carolina Bonds
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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