High Point publishes faster moving local booklet
The Chamber of Commerce reports demand for the booklet Whats Made In High Point and Who Makes It is so heavy that the annual issue must go out about four months earlier. Local suppliers to the furniture and hosiery industries and manufacturers using area suppliers push for increased print runs or earlier mailing. Recognition for Joshua Winner Heritage Furniture Co. noted with a Joshua certificate as experts evaluate matchbook design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Chamber of Commerce
Frank Sizemore
New Hardware Firm Opens at 62 and Flint Hill Road
Gnest Inter Ware Co. opens at the intersection of 62 and Flint Hill Rd featuring hardware toys wheel goods in a new Hurley Expansion area. High Point students excel in Southern Farmer’s Lane teen event skeet shooting Mrs Wood low gross and Sanders Dallas low net in golf. Educational report urges more engineers as 40 students enroll in related programs amid industry needs.
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Interware Co
Flint Hill Rd
Farni Lane
Ton
White Sulphur Springs
W. Elliott Wood
Mrs.Wood
Sanders Dallas
Kias, Inc
Eee
Henry A
Atl
High Point
Utility and Finance Firms in Regional Market Report
A terse catalog page lists multiple financial and insurance firms including Liberty Life, Life Insurance investors, and Virginia Life, alongside manufacturers and shipping companies. The fragmented entry hints at market movements, trust activity, and corporate names without clear actions or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing Trust
JB & Ferson
Prod Co
Acci
Japanese imports threaten state economy and textile jobs
A local garment executive cites sharp growth in Japanese fabric and blouse imports, converting American labor into overseas production. He notes September fabric imports alone rival New England mills’ output and argues for tariff cuts reversal to curb flood of Japanese goods.
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Mehan
Japan
New England
Eisenhower
United States
Khan
Congress
Roosevelt
Hutt
Heritage Firm Names Cecil To Position
Cecil was named Personnel Director of the Plant Division at Heritage Furniture Inc in Osville. A 1948 High Point College BA in Business Administration veteran of the Air Force with three years service, he is married with two children and active in the Junior Chamber of Commerce where he chaired events last year. He previously worked with a local realty firm.
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Jack Rogers Cecil
Heritage Furniture, Inc
Osville
Cecil
High Point College
Air Force
Fitch
Point
Iittaan
Ceell
New Knitters Perman Corp Expands Plant and Machines
New Knitters Perman Corp buys 420-needle machines from Harold Chell & Co of Leicester England for about 300000 dollars and plans full operation by March. Some machines will be converted to 400-needle models to add elasticity, with Chell units switchable from plain knit to microfilm by a simple screw turn.
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Perman Corp
Harold Chell & Co., Ltd
Leicester
England
Hi-Toms board officers named for coming season
The Hi-Toms announce their board of officers with N C English as president, David T Yow as vice president, Everett Marsh as secretary, Joe B Johnson as executive secretary, and Jimmy Mitchell as treasurer. Local personalities and band members are noted, and Christmas decorations and gifts at local stores are highlighted.
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George
N. C. English
Columbia
Ole Lester
Hi- Toms
David T. Yow
Jimmy Mitchell
Everett Marsh
Joe B. Johnson
Hi-Toms
Diller
Hi-Tom
EF. R. Anderson
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