Goodyear Plans Largest Expansion in Company History
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company announces a 114 million dollar expansion program in its 57th annual report to shareholders. The plan includes new plants and machinery in the United States and abroad, expanding output of tires, rubber goods, aircraft products, films, foam rubber, flooring, chemicals, shoe products and steel products. Abroad expansions target Scotland Colombia Venezuela and the Philippines with enlargements in Sweden Luxembourg and England.
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Akron
Ohio
Goodyear’ Tire & Rubber Company
P. W. Litchfield
Penn and
E. J. Thomas
Presient
Goodyear
United States
Scotland
Colombia
Venezuela
Philippines
Sweden
Luxembourg
England
Auto Concern Offers Free Insurance With New Cars
Sloop Auto Service will give buyers of a Hudson Hornet Wasp Rambler or Metropolitan a free $25,000 personal automobile accident policy. Coverage includes the purchaser and spouse for fatalities or $12,500 for one fatality, valid for one year unless the car changes ownership.
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Sloop Auto Service
Oakdale Mills names new production chief. output rises
Oakdale Cotton Mills at Jamestown appointed Coyte P. Smith as production superintendent, with W. C. Campbell moving to general superintendent. The plant added spinning and twisting equipment, lifting output about 15 percent. Joe Gray Jr. joined Southern Motor Co. sales staff after returning to High Point.
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Oakdale
Jamestown
Coyte P. Smith
W. C. Campbell
Smith
Charles H. Bacon Manufacturing Co
Lenoir City
Tenn
Joe Gray Jr
Southern Motor Co
Gray
High Point
Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co
Patricia Hackney
Gray Dren
Rotary Dr
Jaycees
New Advertising
Building Progress for Marsh-Armfield Plant Move
Marsh-Armfield Co. advances the Ward Street plant halfway toward Keene with a May relocation target. The expansion adds about 16,000 square feet of space from a 9-10,000 square foot footprint.
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Marsh-Armfield
Marsh- Armfield
Furniture Row
Ward St
Fabri
Pagina Sorin R
Columbus Coated Fabrics
Former rivals unite in Temple auto business move
Joe Hollingsworth purchases a one half interest in Temple's Lincoln dealership and becomes executive vice president of the Temple company. P. Temple, president of Tangle Motor Co. at 781 N Main St., says Hollingsworth brings new leadership after 14 years running the DeSoto Plymouth dealership at Southern Motors.
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Seat
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Atlanta
Atlantic
Atlas Sewing Centers
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Bank of American Bassett Furniture
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Butler's
Carolina
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Colonial States
Colonial Stores
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Collyer Wire
Ford Mills
Jon
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Drexel Furniture
On & Ton, Thomas AB
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Eewnee
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Iowa Southern
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Lincoln
Machtllan Co
Maryland Casualty
Penn Fruit Prd
Utit Co
Phmont & Nor Rey
Piedmont Aviations
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White Svee Co
Pyramid Life Ins Rence
Rawleigh
Reeves ‘Sounders
River Brand Rice Mills
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Rose's
Security
Life & Tr Co
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Sonoco
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Southland Life Standard Fruit
Steeeneee Riegs
Sutton
Tampax_Com
Taylor Biscuit
Tecumseh
Tenn
Ala & & Ga Rey
Tenn Gas
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Textiles. Inc Com
Thalhimer Bros
Travelers Ins Co Trans Gas Pipeline
Union Nail Bank
West Point Mfg
Seeee
Oe P. Temple
Tangle Motor Co
N. Main St
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Temple
Hollingsworth
Industrial Finance Co
High Point, Inc
Temple Company
Southern Motors
Joe
Hosiery Prices Seen Unchanged By Yarn Cut
W. E. Williamson, president of the National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers, said yesterday that a nylon yarn price cut will not affect nylon hosiery prices. He added the reduction is not large enough per pair to offset recent increases in mill labor costs, the major factor in hosiery pricing.
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W. E. Williamson
National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers
Too Good? This Worries Some Observers
The article notes broad optimism about 1956 business growth with plans for record expansion by major firms. It cites the Department of Commerce, the Federal Reserve Board, stock markets, and corporate earnings forecasts pointing to 4 to 9 percent higher sales and a record 35 billion dollars in new plant and equipment spending.
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Sam Dawson
New York
Department of Commerce
Department
Secretary of Commerce
Federal Reserve Board
Inustry
Jewelers and drug store rivalries spark free service chatter
The letter notes jewelers offer free services like earring adjustments and questions whether such perks are being under communicated. It praises Lester's for its long standing free services and skilled staff. The piece congratulates Jaycee J. W. Morgan and others for presenting the Jaycee Jollies at Thomasville High School with high praise for the show at the Junior High auditorium.
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McCool Drug Store
Joplin
Lester's
Jaycees Jaycee
J. W. Morgan
Jaycee Jollies
Morgan
Jaycee Jollies of
Thomasville High School
Chair City High
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Carolinas
Tennessee
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George D. Davis, C.L.A
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