Addition expansion at Exposition Building completed on time
Contractors raced to finish a 10 story addition to the Exposition Building in Greensboro for the January 1955 show. Architects McMinn Norfleet and Wicker praised cooperation while Robb Plumbing and Heating and Starr Electrical reported on schedule and flexible lighting and heating systems.
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McMinn, Norfleet and Wicker
Greensboro
Coble Construction Co
S. Main
Coble
Starr Electrical Co
Starr Company i
Yetch Bee
Exposition Building
Robb Plumbing and Heating Co
High Point
Robb Company
Rob Company
Colorful trend dominates bathroom and kitchen fixtures
The article notes a rise in demand for colored plumbing fixtures over the past decade with colors like pink blue green grey yellow peach tan ivory and white. It states fixtures are acid resistant but advise avoiding acids and prolonged fruit contact to prevent stains while affirming color is integral and durable with proper care.
Recruiter's Dream Girl Becomes Air Force Recruits
Memphis Tennessee January 15 Patricia Newberry twenty-year-old from Rives Missouri became the Air Force recruiter's dream girl after visiting the Memphis recruiting station a month ago for Women’s Air Force information. She persuaded her brother D L Newberry eighteen and boyfriend D G Wayne nineteen to enlist, and all three were sworn in yesterday.
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Memphis
Tenn
Patricia Newberry
Rives
Air Force
D. L. Newberry
D. G. Wayne
Solve-A-Crime Solution
Anderson claimed illness kept him in bed and that no one visited since the doctor. Yet a log fire burned in the fireplace, suggesting another presence or activity contradicting the account.
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Anderson
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Robert Marks
Enterprise
Eeeblen
South
Otis Elevator Company
Basepee
U. S
Southern Furniture Exposition
Eastern
Carolina
Kivett Drive
Furniture Exposition Building
Elwood Hotel
High Street
W. K. Simons
Mar
North State
Thomasville
Randleman
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