High Point fabric and furniture leader grows market reach
Julius L. Fine, a longtime fabric supplier to Southeastern plants, helped build a 5,400 square foot showroom with Samuel Shavitz and led expansion to the Southeast market. The Fine Tex firm moved to 1601 English Rd, plans a new hotel and showroom, and supports High Point as a central hub of the furniture industry.
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Julius L. Fine
High Point
Noweee
Fine
Samuel Shavitz
Main
Commerce Streets
Fine-Shavitz
High Point National Furniture Mart
Fort Smith
Ark
New Orleans
Tex
English Road
English Rd
Paul
Florence
Richard Ehrman
Dayton
Ohio
B’nai Israel Synagogue
The Computer Age opens in industry and fear
An editor notes the transition from hand work to mass production and computer controlled factories. He cites Ford's black car rule, Douglas Aircraft's DC-9 line, and the COMPASS system that feeds exact work orders into a computer, shaping the 21st century.
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Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Long Beach
Calif
Hank
Joe
Horace
Pete
America
Henry Ford
Henry
Tahiti
Douglas
Letters to the Editor on market praise and Democratic loyalty
Readers respond to The Enterprise praising coverage of the October Furniture Market and urging continued accurate reporting. They also condemn what they call lukewarm Democrats and discuss party loyalty, family ties, and civic politics in the lead up to an election. The letters mention figures like Robert Gavin, Cameron Morrison, Harry Truman, and Bobby Baker.
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The
Enterprise
the Enterprise
Lee County
Robert Gavin
Eisenhower
Cameron Morrison
Harry Truman
Hubert Humphreys
Lacy
Lta
Froelich
Shelton
Mr. Lacy
Mr. Froelich
Robert L. Sawyer
N. Joiner St
Eight Children Eat Fish Change Plans in New York Tour
Robert Kennedy announces a shift in Friday fish meals to twice weekly during a Fulton Fish Market visit in New York. The remarks reflect a stance on the fishing industry, with Kennedy touring and discussing policy implications amid a turbulent political landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert Kennedy
Fulton Fish Market
Johnson’s record and leadership scrutinized in campaign
The piece argues President Johnson’s long public service and leadership merit reelection despite Southern opposition to his 1964 campaign. It cites his Senate leadership, wartime service, and civil rights achievements while noting unproven scandals as peripheral to the main question of his fitness for president.
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Johnson
South
Sen. Goldwater
House of Representatives
Navy
Senate
Texas
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Billie Sol Estes
Bobby Baker
Walter Jenkins
Estes
Baker
Jenkins
Federal Communications Commission
Hal Johnson
Town Opinion Harbors Push for 100 Million School Bond
Readers urged to vote in favor of a $100 million school bond referendum as part of a prolonged campaign. The column notes quiet periods between incidents and hints at ongoing political activity and public involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Feasts, politics and a long city meeting in Thomasville
The piece notes a Democratic rally feast in Thomasville with Jimmy Harvey cooking over 1,000 shoulder portions for the barbecue supper. It also discusses city management under council control and a tense council chambers moment with Councilman Burke Bridges pressed by an elderly reader.
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Thomasville
Jimmy Harvey
Jimmy
Burke Bridges
Bridges
New Hall At Honeytown Open House Highlights Community Spirit
The Horneytown Fire Department showcased its 50 by 36 foot assembly hall and kitchen at an open house last Sunday. A Ladies Auxiliary reception and Local No. 503 band entertained, while community artists displayed works at the First Union Bank lobby. Fire equipment updates include a pending airport station truck with 1500 gallons water and 300 gallons foam, high capacity turret nozzle, two engines and all wheel drive. delivery next year. Mount Vernon church funds exceed $2,000 with Harvest Festival progress and barbecue planned. Davidson County Farm Agent Wade Johnson notes Davidson’s representation at NC State Open House in Raleigh next Saturday with tours and career guidance.
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Horneytown Fire Department
Fivemen
Tom Kearns
Fair Grove
First Union Bank
Een
Wade Johnson
Davidson County
Davidson
School of Agriculture
North Carolina State
Raleigh
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J. L. Fine
Fayetteville
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Morris Fine
Spring Valley
Wis
Milwaukee State Normal College
Columbia University
Textile Products Co
Main Street
South Carolina
Roy Culler Sr
National
Julius L
Douglas Aircraft
Don
Jane
William Goldberg
Arctic
Helpful
Lyn
Record At Issue
Congress
Robert
Honeytown
Guil Rand
Guilford County
Bob Grant
Greensboro-High Point
Winston-Salem
Mount Vernon Methodist Church
Church Hut
Billy Lee
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