Oak Hollow Lake Name Sparks City Council Debate
Forrest Dates reflects on Oak Hollow naming controversy in his city. He notes council gridlock between parties and parks commission input, ending with Oak Hollow chosen though locals call it Okalla. He jokes about potential future names and laments naming politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Washburn
Washburn
Parks Commission
Parks Commissions
Oak Hollow
Oak Hollow Lake
Lake-Park
Oak Hollow Golf Course
Oak Hollow Marina
Johnnies
Oak Hollow Johns
Largest opening day market attendance in Southern furniture history
Winter 1973 opening of the spring furniture market drew buyers from all over the United States and abroad. Registration exceeded the April 1971 first day by 12 to 14 percent as executives touted stronger consumer demand, more styles, and higher quality across price levels.
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Jim Hawkins
Leo Heer
Southern Furniture Exposition
Heer
T. George Vaughan
Press Secretary Wins Award at Southern Furniture Market
Mrs. Michael Kupecki, press secretary for the Southern Furniture Exposition Building, received an honorary Writers Hall of Fame award at a Saturday press conference at the Top of the Mart. She was lauded for organizing the building's press room and coordinating market coverage for over 600 media, PR and ad professionals each April and October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Kupecki
Kupecki
Kidnaping Case Leads May Court Docket In Davidson
Davidson County Superior Court opens a three week term with the high profile case of Donald Ray Henderson on May 1. Henderson, 22, of Atlanta, faces 11 kidnapping and seven armed robbery counts for hijacking a Trailways bus on February 6 and holding a passenger as a hostage during a high speed pursuit before a crash near Salisbury. He has been deemed competent to stand trial and is being held without bond. Also listed are deadly shootings in the Lexington area, two murder trials on May 8, multiple breaking and entering cases, and several armed robbery charges including Benny Kerley of Kannapolis and others from Lexington and Thomasville.
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Lexington
Davidson County Superior Court
Donald Ray Henderson
Atlanta
Henderson
Trailways
Here
Salisbury
Raleigh
Davidson
Raleigh Psychiatric Center
William Z. Wood
Winston-Salem
Terry Blackburn
David Ronald West
Blackburn
Liwood
Luther Eugene Scott
Eva H. Scott
Judy Hulin
Pine Street
Thomasville
David Shores
Robert Hulin
David Lee Garrish
Becky Hepler
Kennedy Road
Lindsay Hunt
Black Lake Road
Beck’s
Benny Kerley
Kannapolis
Davidson County
Kerley
DuPont
Denton
Gary Hubert Love
Eddie Lee King
Cox
Guilford College
High Point Rotary Club
Meeks
Holiday Inn
WMFR
Hickory Firms Plan Joint Show in High Point
Hickory Furniture Co subsidiaries Hickory Manufacturing Co and Chair Craft Co with KayLyn Inc of High Point will exhibit together in High Point in October 1972. The wired-over building will exceed 20 000 square feet with 2 500 additional feet for Directions Industries Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
Hickory Furniture Co
Hickory Manufacturing Co
Chaircraft Co
KayLyn, Inc
High Point
J. H. Johnson
KayLyn Inc
Directional Industries Inc
E. Green Drive
Green Drive
Southern Furniture Exhibition
Johnson
Was Industries
Meeks to Manage Furniture Plaza in High Point
Max Meeks was named manager of the Furniture Plaza a downtown High Point showroom, succeeding Joseph J. Cox who retires May 1. Cox has led the space since 1962, helped attract Canadian manufacturers, and will continue exhibit space development.
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Max Meeks
Furniture Plaza
Joseph J. Cox
Ernest J. O'Banion
Holiday Inn
Cox
New South Motor Inn
New South
Holiday Inns Inc
Memphis, Tenn
S. Main Street
Canada
Center Theatre
North Carolina National Bank
Expansion Plans at Stuart Furniture Increase Capacity
Thomas A. Jordan of Asheboro is named secretary treasurer of Stuart Furniture Industries. The firm plans a new production facility expansion, opening by July 1 to add 100000 square feet of capacity. Jordan holds NC State and Harvard degrees and previously worked in textiles. He lives in Asheboro with Nancy Joyner and two children.
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Asheboro
Stuart Furniture Industries
Thomas A. Jordan
Jordan
North Carolina State University
Harvard Business School
Stuart
Nancy Joyner
Tax Time Reflections From a State Employee
A teacher laments paying over 100 extra in state taxes and owing 300 to the federal government. She muses on political targets, names Nixon and the federal trip, and notes personal anecdotes about family tax steps and a stolen bicycle as she sends in the payment.
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Nixon
China
Japan
Scott
Tax Confusion and Gubernatorial Bid Mentioned Here
The speaker voices concerns about state taxes and salary funding while observing the need to stay in office and pay taxes. They argue tax raises affect pay and mental alertness, and reference their tax returns as revealing. The remark ends by proposing themselves as a governor candidate due to entertaining tax return details.
Election pledge echoes through North Carolina politics
A speaker pledges to review the state budget after the inaugural ball, questioning why taxes rose while living costs outpaced pay, and remarks on the need for clearer fiscal signals as November elections approach.
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Forrest
Oak Hollow Park
Paceres
Park Oak Hollow
Okalla
Cates
Lubra
Forney
Lake Washburn
Vaughan
Vaughan Furniture Co. Inc
John Q
Joseph T. Frye Jr
Athens Red Co
R. E. Buron
Kroehler Manufacturing Co
Thomas F. Erickson
Home Furnishings Council Inc
Erickson
Frye
Joyce Kupecki
Burow
Nan Barnhouse
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland
Ohio
Jo- Ann Barwick
Modern Brides
Ray Helmers
Furniture Design and Manufacturing Magazine
Clark Kelsey Sr
National Furniture Review
National Wholesale Furniture Assn
High Point Enterprise
Jack Jarrett
University of North Carolina At Greensboro
Unc-G School of Music and Theatre
Taylor Building
Unc-G
By Faye Marks
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Church Avenue
N.C
Associated Press
Okly
Ward-Griffith Company
National Advertising Representatives
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