Southeast furniture market opens with strong outlook
Southeast furniture retailers travel to High Point for the summer market amid robust orders and rising shipments. Manufacturers report a seven week backlog and May shipments 10 percent higher than last year. Sessions on store management and money management are offered, led by SRFA and National Retail Furniture Assn. officials.
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Southeast
High Point
Southern
Southern Retail Furniture Assa
Cloudy Mild Day Forecast with Warm Trend Ahead
The forecast predicts cloudy and mild conditions with occasional light rain or scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. Overnight low around 57, highs in the low 80s, with a warming trend to mid-80s Monday and a low near 50 tonight.
Painter Schrimpe Lets Nine-Foot Ceilings Look Easy
Albany AP report notes painter Fred Schrimpe six four with 35 inch arms. He works on an 18 apartment project from floor level while associates reach lower rows. James J. Kane, managing agent, says prospective tenants are surprised by red ceilings painted from the floor.
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Albany
N. Y
Fred Schrimpe
Schrimpe
James J. Kane
Egyptians Create Synthetic Gems in Ancient Craft
Ancient Egyptian artisans reportedly produced several kinds of synthetic jewels, illustrating early mastery of chemical and artistic gem fabrication. The achievement highlights historical ingenuity in imitation stones and ornamental materials.
Directory of Agencies Serving Blind Persons States Counts
The 13th edition of the Directory of Agencies Serving Blind Persons in the United States notes that seventeen states have multiple agencies, ten states have only one agency, eight states have two, and five states have three, as released by the American Foundation for the Blind.
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United States
American Foundation For the Blind
Furniture Club Plans For Dance At Summer Market
High Point Furniture Club completed plans for its summer market dinner and dance in a regular meeting. Neese Williard chairs the planning committee. The dinner and dance will be Tuesday night at the Shrine Club on highway 29 A near Greensboro. Music by the Clubmen Combo. A Furniture South awards presentation will recognize retailer dealers from Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. The Hospitality Room in the Southern Furniture Exposition Building will offer travel, lodging, fishing and area activity information during the market.
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High Point Furniture Club
Shrine Club
Highway 29 A
Greensboro
Clubmen
Furniture South
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Southern Furniture Exposition
Quiet Town After Quiet Fourth Weekend
Police and fire dispatchers report an extremely quiet Saturday in High Point with minimal arrest activity. One muffler violation was charged after sunset, and a 17 year old Gordy Street woman was treated for a scalp wound at High Point Memorial Hospital after a bottle hit her head from a passing car. No major crashes or fire calls occurred, and officers anticipate more traffic as vacationers return. Icelanders are noted for producing a world famous item ground into livestock feed.
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High Point
Gordy Street
High Point Memorial Hospital
High Pont
Local Soap Box Derby Set With 48 Entrants
Jaycee Jim Marsh inspects Larry Seaman s race car for the Soap Box Derby to be held July 13 at 1 p m on East College Drive. Forty eight entrants had cars inspected yesterday to ensure they meet national derby specs. Cars impounded until race time Saturday. event sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce Lyles Chevrolet and the parks and recreation department. Marsh serves as event chairman. The local winner advances to Akron Ohio for the national derby this summer.
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Jaycee
Jim Marsh
Larry Seaman
East College Drive
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lyles Chevrolet
Parks and Recreation Department
Marsh
Akron
Ohio
Janet Teague
Realty Transfers In High Point Township Record
I Roy Hauser and wife transfer two lots on Moffitt Place to Ina W Stroud. Jack Russ and wife transfer a lot on Montpelier Avenue and Lexington Avenue to John F Carroll and wife. Rosa S Ritchie transfers a lot in Lake Triangle Park to A T Schraml and wife. Mary Ingram Parham and others transfer a slat of the James R Pope property to R C Johnston and wife.
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I. Roy Hauser
Ina W. Stroud
Moffitt Place
Jack Russ
John F. Carroll
Montheu Avenue
Lexington Ave
Rosa S. Ritchie
A. T. Schraml
Lake Triangle Park
Mary Ingram Parham
R. C. Johnston
James R. Pope
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Six Associates of
Asheville
Furniture Market
High Point National Furniture Mart
Julius L. Fine
Paul I. Fine
S. Main Street
E. Commerce Street
Furniture Mart
Charles A. Gutsell
National Retail Furniture Assn
SRFA
Furniture Club
Neese Williard
N. Main St
Eer
Borden
Kime
Horace G.ilderton
S. Main ST
High Point Township
Bel
United Nations
Empire State Building
N.B.C
Rockefeller Center
Radio City Music Hall
Manhattan
Chinatown
Statue of Liberty
Hayden Planetarium
Trailways
New York
Times Square
Union Bus Station
Lindsay Street
Highland Motors, Inc
North Main
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