High Point Gas War Tapers Off Amid Slashed Prices
High Point sees a second price war collapse without wide spread cuts. Stations began cutting, but most pulled back as distributors reduced tank allowances. Industrial expansion continues with Central Upholstery adding a 6,000 square foot plant housing shipping and boosting payroll. Region V mortgage committee adds Mendenhall and Follin. Firestone unveils walnut shell blasting for aluminum mold cleaning. Furniture fair and personnel moves noted in North Carolina business page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
New Industrial Development Corporation
Central Upholstery Co
Central
Oe Eee Co
Pearson
Cement worker saved by air hose during landslide in Mexico City
Daniel Fuentes Bautista, 26, a cement factory worker, was trapped by a landslide in Mexico City. A fellow worker tossed a hose to him, providing enough air to keep him alive until firefighters freed him after about one hour.
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Mexico City
Daniel Fuentes Bautista
Bautista
Local Plant and Mexican Firm Forge Supplier Agreement
National Upholstery Co. inks an agreement with Salinas y Rocha of Mexico City. Visitors Francisco Siller and Felipe De J Villarreal have toured High Point and North Carolina plants. Mexican partners will train at National Upholstery while High Point staff will study production methods in Mexico City. The group runs two upholstering plants, a mattress factory and 33 retail stores.
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National Upholstery Co
Lef Salinas Y Rocha
Mexico City
Rocha
Francisco Siller
Felipe de J. Villarreal
High Point
North Carolina
Culler
National
Long Legal Battle Ends In Card Prize Restitution
Mrs. Claude L. McFaddin wins a lengthy legal fight over 220 970 Christmas cards totaling nearly two tons. California Artists Inc a Crocker lithography division repossessed the cards from a dump in January 1955. A court valued them at 8000 dollars but McFaddin expects higher offers and holds potential resale value.
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Long Beach
Calif
Claude L. McFaddin
Gand
California Artists, Inc
H. S. Crocker Lithography Firm
San Francisco
Illumination Explanation In Ridgefield Municipal Court
In Ridgefield New Jersey a young driver faced a fine for careless driving after a passenger rode on the car’s front fender. The district attorney stated the head lights were out and the passenger held two flashlights while the car moved under magistrate Martin J. Commins.
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Ridgefield
N. J
D. A. Abbatiello
Martin J. Commins
Global Cheese Varieties From Diverse Milks Explored
A survey notes cheese is produced from milk of many animals including cow goat sheep and more rare sources such as buffalo ass camel horse and reindeer across diverse culinary traditions worldwide.
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Joe Godbey
Oceert
Eee
Ed Mendenhall
Mendenhall- Moore Realtors
Carolinas
M. G. Follin
Pilot Life Insurance Co
Greensboro
Ods
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Chicago
NAF
Wood Conversion Co
Ap SS Griffin
Baylor University
Foy Lumber Co
J.W. Sechrest
Sox
Main Street
N. C
Secwuty
Hanes P H
Home Finance Group
Pub Sve Co
Aerotron Tee Eeunwe Vetneee
Home Insurance Co
Pyramid Life Ins Air Control
Inter Mountain
Rawleigh Co Ptd
Cem Investors
Reeves Soundcraft
Amer & Efird
1644 River Brand Rice Mills
Amer Supply Eee Beeen
Roses
Am Marietta
Pfd
B & Co Te Eeteee Security Life Tr Co
Anvil
Cateer
Kaiser Steel
Anvil Brand
Wer Eeene
Iissil Port Cem
Atlanta Gas Light
Lau Southern Plastics
Atlas Sew
Southeastern Auto Finance Com
Southland Seeeee Life Casualty
Standard Fruit & SS
Life
State Ln & Fin “A
Bausch & Lomb Life Ins
Life Insurance Investors
Beneficial Ltd Life
Lithium
Lincoln Nat Life Eter
G&utton
Cape Fear Wood Press Im
McLean Industries Eeneee
Carolina Casualt Inc
Ater Gas
Miles Teeneee
Carolina Tel & Tel
Mississi Shing
Carolina Wholesale Flor
Moore Nat Food Trans Gas Pipeline
Central Tel Co
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Accidii Steeee
Travelers Ins Co
Cerlist Diesel Chatham Co
NC Railroad
Union Nati Bank Nited Insur Co
Pideeetee Telephone
U 8S
Life Ins Co
Postal Life Ins Co
Otash Co
Amer Franklin Life Ins Co
Frigikar Corporation
Garfinckel J Com
Garfinckel
Griggs Guardian Consumers Fin Equipment Guard
Consum Fin
Guilford Nat Bank
Guilt Cities
Steeeeee
Gulf Life Insurance
United States
Great Britain
France
Holland
Canada
India
Mexico
Lucky Stores
Piedmont
Nat'l
TEL
J. Sturgis May & CO
High Point, N. C
Prudential
Paul Owen
C.S.A
Main ST
Newark
Sheraton Men's Shop
New England
George D. Davis, C.L.A
George P. Clark
N. Main St
N. Main
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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