High Pointer of the Week William R Henderson
William R Henderson, president of Bennett Advertising in High Point, is profiled for his lifelong focus on North Carolina industrial development. The article traces his service from Kannapolis birth in 1922 through Marine Corps duty, Sears work, and founding a pervasive state business career, highlighting the 196N North Carolina International Trade Fair in Charlotte and Hendersons role as fair manager.
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North Carolina
Luther Hodges
William R. Henderson
Bennett Advertising Inc
High Point
Henderson
South Carolina
Saxapahan
Burlington
Eli Whitney High School
Alamance County
High Point College
Marine Corps
Pacific
Saipan
Iwo Jima
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Sears
Atlanta
Greensboro
Jaycee Organization
Readers Clash Over Racial Segregation And Economic Policy
The letter writer praises a picket against segregation outside a theater showing To Kill A Mockingbird and condemns the system. The second note criticizes Kennedy era economic policy, wage levels in North Carolina, and U N hunger actions, referencing Governor Sanford and Ole Miss. Andrew Talbert signs.
An Editor's Outlook on American Cuisine and Change
An essay argues America has the best groceries yet moral and social progress lag in kitchens. It notes cooks and housewives vary in skill, praising books and chefs while urging broader culinary experimentation. The writer relates Southern travel, cinema picket lines, and the push for integration in public life.
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Iran
India
Egypt
New Zealand
America
Snitz and Knep
Streusel Kitchen
Pfeffernusse
Herman Deutsch
New Orleans
Brennan
Life Magazine
Irma Rombauer
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
May Company Visitors From 15 Countries Visit North Carolina
North Carolina hosts three major foreign business tours in May led by High Point furniture firms and textile groups. European furniture delegates visit High Point May 17 22 with tours of showrooms and the American Woodworking Machinery and Equipment Show in Greensboro. Textile executives from several European nations arrive Raleigh May 5 to explore NC State College and mills in Charlotte and Winston-Salem. Italian Marzotto visitors tour textile schools and Duke and UNC campuses May 18 20 with Celanese plant visits and coastal travel ending in Knoxville.
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North Carolina
South
High Point
University of Florida
Gainesville
France
Morgan
Grand Rapids
Mich
Greensboro
Mount Mitchell
Blue Ridge Parkway
Winston - Salem
Winston-Salem
Raleigh
School of Textiles
North Carolina State College
Charlotte
Butte Mills
P. H. Hanes Knitting Co
Celanese
Butte
Valdogno
Italy
Marzotto Textile Corp
Marzotto
Europe
Sicily
The Foibles Of Fashion In Thomasville
In a satirical look at women’s fashion the column lampoons eye makeup trends from blue pencil to eye lashes while criticizing sack dresses and spike heels. It recalls historical shoe fashions to explain society’s pursuit of style and its costly, sometimes risky, toll.
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France
Fire in James Town Post Office Lobby Cited
A short early morning fire in the James Town Post Office lobby was extinguished quickly by Chief George Matthews and the fire department using a fog nozzle. A nearby power outage caused a store to lose a drink machine temporarily, prompting a refund. High school seniors toured Washington and New York on trips, with teachers noting fatigue upon return and hoping for snow to close schools.
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Jamestown
George Matthews
Main Street
Matthews
Washington
New York
T. G. Madison Jr
Ragsdale High
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W.R. Henderson
By Robert Marks
Reidsville
Mount Airy
The
Community Chest
Merchants Assn
Chamber of Commerce
Salvation Army
Kiwanis Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Enterprise
Kennedy
James Meredith
Ole Miss
Jimmy Hoffa
Sanford
Mississippi
U. N
Andrew Talbert
By Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Maine
San Ysidro
Pittsburgh
Omaha
Dallas
Hitler
Florida
Dyne
Robert
Thomasville
Jordan
Braxton
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