Business Notes Highlight Banking and Retail Growth
The June Reserve Bank report cites improved regional debits as the Metropolitan Statistical Area now includes Greensboro and High Point. Southeastern stores report record first-half sales of 223 million with profits near 2.7 million, while executives from P A Thomas Car Works and Asheboro’s Stedman Manufacturing oversee export divisions. The piece notes honors for Southeastern Advertising and Florence Y. Dorsett at Southern Motors and lists executives attending a New York convention.
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Reserve Bank
Piedmont
Refies &T
Ro Reserve
High Point
Greensboro
Mischies
Pat Thomas
North Carolina
P. A. Thomas Car Works
McNulty
Asheboro
Stedman Manufacturing
Apartment Projects To Be Viewed
Two proposals for 70 apartment units are on the agenda for the Point Sly meeting. Harold L. Martin seeks 29 units in an A-3 residential area and 41 units on Kivett Drive in an A-2 zone.
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Point Sly
At & Pm
Rls
Hue Point
Harold L. Martin
Kivett Drive
Hatteras Unveils 28 Foot Fiberglass Model Craft
Hatteras Yacht Co debuts a new 28-foot fiberglass motor yacht the Hatteras-28 joining eight larger models at the High Point plant. Designed by Jack Hargrove, it reaches 37 mph with twin 210 hp engines and sleeps four. Senior captain Shy Fodrie calls it a true Hatteras, stable and dry, outperforming expectations after 18 months of testing off Cape Hatteras.
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Hatteras Yacht
Hattera Yacht Co
High Point
Hatteras
Willis H. Slane Jr
Sen
New Dunkin Donuts Chief Explains Customer Service Change
William Rosenberg chairman explains that with a doughnut themed approach about 250 shops now offer improved service. The firm aims to make customers feel well treated and courteous as part of the brand evolution.
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New York
William Rosenberg
Surpass Niagara Falls in Africa Victoria Falls Water Flow
The report notes more than 500 thousand gallons of water cascade over Victoria Falls each second. It states the falls are taller than Niagara and wider, nearly doubling Niagara’s dimensions.
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Africa
Victoria Falls
Niagara
Second Quarter GNP Rises Markedly Amid Optimism
The gross national product for April through June rose by 9.2 billion dollars, aided by strong auto purchases and steel demand. The annual rate reached 658 billion, a record level, with the Labor Department noting broad employment gains across all major industries. The White House economic advisers warn of an end to slow growth and flag optimism for manufacturing after a period of weak factory output.
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Johnson
Council of Economic Advisers
Labor Department
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By Joe Brown
Colonial Stores, Inc
Theodore W. Sill Jr
Birm
Ing
Snelling
Dinie Williard
Southeastern Advertising
Williard
Florence Y. Dorsett
Southern Motors Inc
Chee
Motors Corp
Honor Society of Accountants
Glen Mealy
Ca Life Insurance Co
Gordon B. Weathers
Horace Wheat
J. F. Prevo
B. K. Gates
Er Parriss
Joe N. Connell
J. W. Kirk
R. C. White
J. M. Grubb
William Parker
Boyd Poplin
Willie Money
C. Joe Fase Se
Ome End Assoc
Occidental
Occidental Company AY Frsurance
Nowe Cava
Chrysler
Hornblower & Weeks Hemphill, Noyes
New York Stock Exchange
W. Gaston &J
Geo
G. Jones
Mgr
Charles E. Diffendal Jr
Carolina Coast
OO Eee
Vermont
Sonace
THE
Associated Press
Colonial Life & Accid
Sorg Paper Co
National
Stephenson Finance
Superior
First Nat
Florida Steel
Trans. Bus. System
Fox Photo
Trans. Gas Pipeline
Franktin Travelers Insurance
E Bbs Studios
Franklin Realty
United Family
Bassett Furniture Interstate Life & Accid
Dive Seating Co
Carolina Natural Gas Pl
Western Power & Gas
Carolina Corp
Inv
Life Ins
Jefferson Ltd
Life Cable Dairy
Kaiser Steel
Cone Mills
Liberty Life
Life & Casualty Founders of
Carolina
Republic Nat’! Life
P & N Raliwey
Security Life & Trust
Frontier Finance
Carolina Tel. Sba
John Diffendal
Piedmont Insurance
Jefferson Standard
Smithdeal Bldg
Lane Mr
N. Main St
Wrane
Hunter
ATT Mma
Rico
Ayuda General Insurance
Picti
Pema
Realty Co
Professional Life Insurance Service
Geo. P. Clark
CLA
Lyon
New England Life
Mutual Life Insurance
America
Mechanical Contractors
W. Green
P.S
Robert A. McCliston
Life Accident & Health
High Point Bank
Life Césuance Company OF
High Point, North Carolina
Sheraton Hotel
Life Insurance
Edgar T. Docbrow
Bob L. Parrish
L.A
Pill Lif Insurance CO
First Union Nat'l Bank
Henredon Furniture Inc., Inc
Founders Life Assurance CO
N. C. Natl. Bank Bldg
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