Zechman Named Superintendent of Slane Hosiery Mills
Willis H. Slane Jr announces Howard Zechman as superintendent of Slane Hosiery Mills. Zechman, formerly plant manager at Danville Knitting Mills, has 14 years in hosiery and held roles with Vogtoon Tennessee Division and Nolds & Horst Tennessee. He plans to move to High Point with wife and son as he starts duties.
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Willis H. Slane Jr
Howard Zechman
Slane Hosiery Mills
Zechman
Danville Knitting Mills, Inc
Danville
Tennessee
Vogtoon
Nolds & Horst
McMinnville
Tenna
Flood Kills 180 in India
The Ian Express reports 180 people killed and 200 injured when a swollen reservoir burst its banks washing away the village of Kalu near Jodaa about 200 miles southwest of New Delhi.
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New
Ian Express
Kalu
Jodaa
Newi
Case Goods Firms Face Storage and Core Stock Shortages
Southern case goods makers plan major emphasis on storage and ship facilities as production expands. Industry leaders warn facility expansion lags production and rising core stock lumber prices push firms toward chipcore as a solution. Manufacturers increasingly offer coordinated 60 piece bedroom to living room sets, boosting stock and warehouse needs.
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Chipcore
Catastrophic Accidents In Decrease Across Year Start
New York August 27 statisticians from Metropolitan Life report fewer catastrophic deaths in the first half of the year, noting a drop from 1954. Tornado deaths rose with the May 25 midwest outbreak killing about 115, Udall Kansas most of them. Civilian aviation deaths are up while other disaster deaths fall.
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New York
N. Y
United States
Tropolitan Life Insurance Company
Udall
Kan
Chicago
Constitutional Congress Assembled In Philadelphia
About 55 members gathered in Philadelphia to respond to the call with all states except Rhode Island represented in the Constitutional Congress.
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Congress
Constitutional Congress
Philadelphia
Rhode Island
Glued Joints Get Electronic Help In Plants
A trend toward electronic eye and electronic presses for fast drying of glues is growing in Southern furniture plants. Manufacturers use electronic equipment on headboards footboards and for gluing wood into slabs for tabletops dressers and chests. When used the glue is heated and dried in joints requiring special glues and not all glues suit heat. In feasible cases electronic glue drying saves time and is economical.
New Thomas School Bus Rolls Out City Adaptable Design
North Carolina orders 50 Thomas school buses with a front over engine design. The new model increases seating and adapts to city traffic with flexible seating, roll out engine for maintenance, and easy access to replacement parts from local dealers. C. C. Brown, state school official, approved the plan from Thomas Car Works Inc.
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Thomas
High Point
North Carolina
C. C. Brown
Crossword by A Gordon Across clues from college crew to musical note
A crossword listing numerous clues with answers ranging from a 3 member college crew to musical notes and measurements. It includes hints for Olympic Game measurement and abbreviations, racial terms, and various general knowledge prompts across sports, language, and geography.
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Athletic Club
Pine Tree Shilling Designed by Jenks in 1644 Mint Sketch
The pine tree shilling, the first New England coin, was designed by Joseph Jenks who molded the first iron produced in America in 1644.
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New England
Joesph Jenks
America
Byrd Joins Donald W. Conrad Firm As Salesman
Victor M. Byrd has joined the Palace Conn Agency staff, working in real estate and insurance. A World War II veteran and North Carolina State College alumnus in architectural engineering, Byrd is married to Jeanette Hawkins and resides locally.
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Victor Byrd
Donald W. Conrad Firm
Victor M. Byrd
Te Palace Conn
S Selena
Mort Loans
Byrd
N. C. State College
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Heritage's Safety Record Unequalled in Furniture Industry
Heritage’s Safety Record Unequalled highlights Heritage Furniture Co of High Point and Mocksville with seven years since last lost time accident at the upholstered plant and consecutive safety awards since 1945 at High Point while Table plant opened in 1947, all backed by North Carolina Department of Labor records and a strong safety program across locations.
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High Point
Heritage Furniture Co
Couny
North Colina Department of Labor
Heritage
Pages Ad
Table
Ksville
Mocksville
Christmas Decorations Spark High Point Placid Display
Weeklong polling by a local committee weighed which holiday adornment pleased residents more the bell near Perpetual Savings and Loan or the Cane in front of the Advance store. Also notes Lester's layaway offers and Edward R. Murrow's TV program on WFMY-TV sponsored by Elgin National Watch Co. plus a High Point Junior Chamber recap and fall fashion previews.
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Perpetual Savings and Loan
Lester
Edward R. Murrow
Wfmy-Tv
Elgin National Watch Co
High Point Junior Chamber of Commerce
Cees
Tony Simeon
Bill Pickett’s Dover to Calais swim proves Bloxwich dare
Bill Picketing Fun swam from Dover to Calais after residents of Bloxwich urged action. The 32 year old completed the crossing in 14 hours and 6 minutes to honor his hometown, which raised about a thousand dollars for his expenses after four weeks of waiting for good weather.
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Calais
France
Bloxwich
England
Bill
Dover
English Channel
Big Bill
Average Man Faces Longer Working Life and Six Years Retirement
The study shows an American born in 1950 can expect 17.7 years in preparation before labor, about 5.9 years in retirement, and roughly 10 additional working years since 1900. Conventional retirement wasn't common in 1900, and many die before retirement, shaping overall life work years.
Coal Reduction Paves Way for Tanks and Battleships
Before constructing any tank or battleship the vessel must shed its weight in coal to carbon and mix with iron in the steel-making mill. This process reduces raw coal to a usable form for armaments and military rails.
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Howard Zechman Slane
India
Gordon
Robert Burns
Sealatin
Jeanette Hawkins
D. W. Conrad Agency
Carr St
Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church
Lester's Jewelers
N. Main 51
Washington
Asef
Eecereres
Amer Hospital Supply
Amer Marietta
Anvil American Trust Co
Tt Furniture
Beneficial Enenrs Life
Ck Sae Uh Escesesnes Serene
Jue Ridge-Bell, Inc
Ins Co
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Fale
PSO
Tier
Ener SB
Carolina Casualt
Carolina Tel’ & Tel
Central Co Gsuensee
Chatham Mt
Chadbourn Mere
Cable Dairy Sat
Colonial Tores Sit
Colonial Stores
P Colonial Stores
Commercial Nat Ban Cone Mills
Continental Tel
Delta Air Lines
Dan River
Ty Drexel Furniture
Dun & Bradstreet Inc
Edison, Thomas “Bh
Erwin Mills, Inc
Farrin On
Franklin Life Ins
Garfinckel
Garloc
Ote E Eystone
Portland
Lauingsport
Eeene Lenoir Timance
Liberty Life Ins
Steeee
Fe & Asuelty Ins
Life 4 Co of
Virginia
Life Insurance Investors
Lincoln Nati Life
Lithium Core of America
Uck
Mactian Co Eee
Maryland
Cas RY
Sty
McLean Industreeeee
Missouri
Mooreager Hdw
Milner Stores
Eeeedessee
New Britain Machine
North Amerie
Occidental Life
Fine State Life
Falis Ee
Penineutal Telephone
Im & Nor
Piedmont Nat Gas
Tee Ayrem Life Ins
Robertson H
Tt's Sew
Arity Lite & Tr Co
Sutton
Wes Instrument Taylor Biscu
Icon
Ala & Ga
Ennessee Gas Trans
Texas Eastern Trans
Thalhimer Bros Textiles Inc
Me, Inc
Seer Et
Trans Gas Pt Line
Union Natl MK Seseee Byus
IMS
CU Cesses
van Fisee Son Wachowia
West Point
Sleear
Tech
Trust Department
George D. Davis
G.L.A
George P. Clark
The
New England Mutual Life Ins. Co
Boston
N. Main St
Yeon
Lambeth, Inc
S. Main St
Hich PoInd Savings and Trust
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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