Lamp salesman builds Sundial Lamps in High Point
Julian Josephsohn, New York native and Army veteran, moved to High Point after World War II to sell lamps. He founded Sundial Lamps Inc and chairs the Lamp and Decorative Accessories Association to boost High Point’s lamp market. The operation employs 12 to 14 people and anchors a broader furniture trade.
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Julian Josephsohn
New York City
Josephsohn
Fort McClellan
Alabama
Miami
High Point
North Carolina
Roselyn
Sundial Lamps Inc
Manufacturers Wood Products
Hallmark Wood Products
Sundial Lamps
The Church Militant in a Time of Debate
The editor criticizes religious fervor that equates zeal with wisdom and condemns church leaders who justify violence in the name of social justice. It questions militancy in faith, examines funding plans, and urges accountability for church and civil actions amid modern reforms.
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Christian Advocate
Charles M. Crowe
Wilmette, Ill
Methodist Church
Crowe
Jesus
Temple
House Democrats push to tighten leadership and 1968 agenda
Washington report outlines moves to sharpen House leadership under McCormack with strict committee deadlines and a revived Democratic Steering Committee to ready bills for debate and votes in 1968. It notes past delays on anti poverty and foreign aid bills and hints at congressional timing ahead of the GOP convention.
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House
John W. McCormack
Legislative Committee
Congress
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House Democrats
McCormack
Roaming the Piedmont Handy Spot for the Dryer
Humorous local column notes a family using a home dryer during heavy snows, recounts a misadventure with a frozen driveway ball of ice that damaged a muffler, and recalls antics about a mysterious Will and a parade of anecdotes from cold weather misfortunes.
Furniture Market Drama Reflects Shifts in High Point
At the Southern Furniture Exposition Building buyers confront a realignment of exhibitors amid the new Green Drive Wing. Industry leaders debate cutting markets to two per year or maintaining four in High Point, while April and October remain the major shows.
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Southern Furniture Exposition
Wrenn Street
Green Drive
Exposition Building
High Point
South
Bawdy House Emerges in Thomasville Yet Zoning Fights Loom
A Thomasville district houses a growing bawdy operation charging up to 30 dollars per clip or 100 dollars a night, drawing police attention amid zoning disputes. Town officials envision Denton as a garden spot with High Rock Lake water levels potentially boosting recreation and property values as Alcoa limits drawdown near five feet.
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Thomasville
Alcoa
High Rock Lake
Denton
Joe Taylor
Taylor
Piedmont
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the Church Militant
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United Nations
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Donald Black
Commission On Ecumenical Mission
Eastman Kodak Co
Rochester
Eastman
FIGHT
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James Groppe
Milwaukee
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the Capital
Abraham Lincoln
Ford’s
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John Wilkes Booth
Wilhelmina
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F. D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Johnson
LBJ
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Will
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Davidson
Denton Loves
Lake
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