Preparing for Winter Southern Furniture Market Preview
Yesterday at the Southern Furniture Exposition Building Herb Jarrett directs Allison Erwin staff preparing their space for opening. Center shows Pick Hawkins of Armstrong Cork Co. arranging posters for display. At night Henkel Harris officials John Slater Carroll Henkel and Gene Babb organize showroom space.
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Herb Jarrett
Allison-Erwin
Jarrett
Allison Erwin
Pick Hawkins
Armstrong Cork Co
Armstrong
Henkel-Harris Furniture Co
Space
John Slater
Carroll Henkel
Henkel-Harris
Gene Babb
Contemporary New Style At Market Opens With Fresh Ideas
The January 20 24 1964 winter market showcases the rise of Contemporary design with new fabrics, colors, and wood simulations. Exhibitors debut redecorated showrooms with dramatic lighting and furnishings, while building renovations add a 200 foot canopy and steel aluminum link on Main Street.
Southern Furniture Exposition Market Opens Monday
The main registration desk at the Southern Furniture Exposition Building will begin passing buyers into the showroom spaces as the five day winter market starts Monday. Women workers prepare to speed attendees through the desk to the building interior.
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Southern Furniture Exposition
Dick Swaim
Beauty Queen to Attend High Point Furniture Market
Miss Jeanne Swanner of Graham reigning Miss North Carolina will appear for two days at the winter Southern furniture market in High Point. She visits Burris Manufacturing Co Inc showroom Space 738 at the Southern Furniture Exposition Building and will be in the display beside Alonzo Burris, company president. Burris, of Lincolnton, makes upholstered chairs.
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Jeanne Swanner
Graham
North Carolina
High Point
Burris Manufacturing Co. Inc
Southern Furniture Exposition
Alonzo Burris
New High Point Chair Co to Debut at Market
High Point's new furniture maker, High Point Chair Co, will unveil about 15 spot chair styles at the January market. The line, priced in the low to medium range, will be shown in the new building at 500 Ennis St and includes a slim Elasta Seat concept using a unique elatomeric formula from Acushnet Process Co. of New Bedford Mass.
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High Point Chair Co
High Point
Glenn Hinds
Ennis St
Acushnet Process Co
New Bedford
Mass
Growth data show High Point gains in industry and population
The Enterprise notes High Point's growth from 1955 to 1963 with nearly double population postals receipts and bank clearings. Clarke cites 25 new industries 32 major expansions and diverse sectors from hosiery to chemicals within a 25 mile radius feeding a 65 000 city and 11 million within 200 miles.
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Robert Marks
High Point
Phil Clarke
Chamber of Commerce
Clarke
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Thomasville
Kernersville
Lexington
Asheboro
Bank In Point
Pipe Smoker Dangers and Household Humor
A humorous piece warns pipe smokers about spouses buying larger ash trays to redecorate living rooms. It mentions pranksters slipping explosive loads into tobacco pouches to loosen teeth and jokes about pipe thefts and bank clerks.
THIS n THAT The Change To A Pipe
A humorous column contrasts cigarettes and pipes highlighting the ease of switching, quirky mishaps, and the social appeal of pipe smoking. It notes tongue and dentral mishaps from pipe use, doubts about lip cancer, and the idea that pipes provide idle amusement for adults and kids alike.
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Poe
High Point Seeks Growth as a Convention City
The High Point area, home to the Southern Furniture Exposition Building and several hotels, could boost the economy by attracting more conventions. Local leaders note past small events, cite promotion shortfalls, and point to nearby Greensboro and Winston-Salem as entertainment options while highlighting potential gains from convention dollars.
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High Point
Leo Heer
Southern Furniture Exposition
Exposition Building
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Arthur Corpening
New South Motor Inn
Sheraton Hotel
Corpening
Raleigh
Asheville
Chambers of Commerce
Knights of Columbus
Baptist Young People’s Convention
North Carolina
Radio Corporation of America
North
South Carolina
Virginia
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Southern Furniture Market
Beauty
Burris
Lincolnton
High Point Enterprise
DOW Sheppard Enterprise
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