Building the South's Furniture Show a High Point Dream
Historic 1919 minutes reveal High Point leaders planning a grand furniture exposition building. Frank Wineskie and Charles F. Long spearheaded funding and study trips to Jamestown to secure space and investment, leading to a 1921 showroom launch and evolving expansions totaling over 560 thousand square feet.
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Leon Burnett
W Enterprise
South
Chamber of Commerce
High Point
Frank Wineskie
Charles F. Long
Jamestown
N. Y
Southern Furniture Xposition
Chamber Commerce
Chamber of Nag
W. C. Idol
W. A. J. Idol
A. C. Jones
Frank J. Sizemore
C. L. Amos
O. E. Kearns
R. R. Ragan
Carter Dalton
Charlies F. Long
Sturkey
Musicians Injured in Nevada Auto Crash
In Boulder City Nevada the musical director Fred Culley and two band members of Fred Waring's orchestra were hurt in a highway accident near the city. Culley suffered a broken leg and internal injuries while James McClintock and Tom Cullan sustained other injuries. The trio returned to perform at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas the same night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boulder City
Nev
Fred Waring
Fred Culley
Focusitis
N.Y
James McClintock
Tom Cullan
Sahara Hotel
Lai Oe
Cullan
Penny Wilmoth
Idaho
Miss Wilmoth
New Cold Drugs Show No Effect on Common Cold
The new wonder drugs have been found to be without any effect on the common cold although they sometimes control secondary infections.
Hitchhiker’s Robbery Attempt Ends With Jail Stay
Harold R. Ferrell thwarted a hitchhiker's attempted armed robbery near Wichita Falls. The assailant fled after a struggle and received 30 stitches to the head. Billy Franklin Hanson, about 20, of Oklahoma, was jailed in Baylor County on the same case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Tex
Harold R. Ferrell
Mapertontt
Robins on a Binge Stump Anna Maria Birds
Hundreds of robins gathered on telephone lines then fell and lay still or fluttered to the ground. They flew into cars and were killed. Local editor Nee Haeley of the weekly news opines the birds are behaving oddly for reasons unknown among experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Maria
Fla
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Mr. Long
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Caldwell and Kearns
Long
Robins
Binge
Southern Furniture Exposition
Pittsburgh Plate Glass CO
America
Southern Furniture Exposition Building
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