Clyde Pearson Profile Builds a Furniture Empire in North Carolina
Clyde Pearson founded Clyde Pearson Inc during World War II with three workers and grew it into a $4 million furniture business with 85 000 square feet of space. He moved operations from High Point to Progress Avenue and credits his father for early frames and samples. The company remains a family affair with his brother as purchasing agent and nephew as sales manager guiding production schedules.
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Ion
Progress Avenue
Dallas
High Point
Clyde Pearc National Distri
Thomasville
Statesville
A. L. Pearson
North Carolina
Pearson
Clyde Pearson
Hickory
Mangum and
Wise Streets
Montheu Ave
Eugene
Raiford Elliott
Longdale Drive
Allen
Clyde
Editorial Advocates Tuition Financing Over Subsidies
An editor compares college funding models, arguing for installment tuition plans and private loans funded by graduates’ future earnings rather than state subsidies. He suggests California charge tuition with long repayment terms and insurance, tying repayment to post graduation income and inflation, to fund public higher education.
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Fresno
Imperial Valley
Reagan
Ameriere
Hawaii
California
Clark Topped for U S Attorney General Post
Washington report says Ramsey Clark in line to be named U S Attorney General creating a vacancy on the Supreme Court with Justice Tom Clark expected to retire. The piece notes Clark’s strong acting tenure and Johnson’s Texas connection as a factor.
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Leslie Carpenter
Washington
Ramsey Clark
U. S
Johnson
U. S. Supreme Court
Canenae
Tomark
Truman
Justice Department
Snorkel fire truck bid process in Thomasville questioned
A local note questions why Thomasville received only one bid for a snorkel fire truck. City officials argue bids must be competitive, but the lack of bidders may reflect market limits. The unit costs about 65 000 to 75 000 dollars and would fill a gap in the fire department lacking a ladder unit.
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Williams
Thomasville
The Great Drinking Issue Across Southern States
Sunday Accent analyzes liquor debates in North Carolina South Carolina and Tennessee Mississippi. It notes Mississippi shifting from dry to wet counties, South Carolina restricting drink sales while allowing bottle sales, and Tennessee contrasting brown bagging with drink sales including Nashville and Gatlinburg. The piece argues prohibition failed and suggests a controlled system of whisky by the drink in licensed venues as a possible path.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Mississippi
Gatlinburg
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Nashville
Speakeasies
Nashville Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
The Glider Comeback On Roaming Piedmont
In Piedmont a glider revival is discussed with Joe Mickey noting spring will bring silent soaring. He holds pilot licenses for powered planes and glider craft and emphasizes soaring as the sport, a family activity, and a test against gravity. Gliders are often launched by tow planes and pilots must find rising air to stay aloft.
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Joe Mickey
Joe
Mickey
Earth
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College For the Bright
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Us. Gov
America
Alumni Association
Clark
Nicholas Katzenbach
Katzenbach
Kennedy
Franklin Arevelt
Robert Jackson
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
White House
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National Academy of Science
National Institute of Dental Research
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Mas-sastsachusetts
Sags
Keith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
George Washington
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CTY
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