High Point Birthplace of Carrs Gadget Heaven
High Point hosts Gadget Heaven at 1806 English St home to Star Sales Co founder Roy Carr and his Green Dragon sales. The venture markets 70 gadget novelties to clubs and organizations raising funds, with nationwide expansion plans and sales anecdotes from successful fundraisers.
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High Point
Carrs
Gadget Heaven
Tom Alston
English St
Mike
Happy Green Dragon
Star Sales Co
Roy Carr
Carr
Washington
Harry Green Dragon
Star
Star Sales
Thomasville
Greensboro
Virginia
New York
Chicago
Atlantic City
Hich Point
North Carolina
South Carolina
West Virginia
Georgia
Starkey
A. Tally Culp
George Harris
North
High She
Green Dragon Sales
First U S Chain Store Opens in New York
The first chain store in the United States opens in New York marking a milestone in retail. The debut signals the start of a new era for standardized pricing and nationwide branding.
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United States
New York
Unconcerned Reader Sees Man Die In Window Fall
In Oxford an Irish hostel resident John Grady, 26, fell 35 feet from a window. John Adams, reading in bed, showed no alarm. the coroner noted the public reaction and stated Adams could wed Grady. An inquest verdict called the scene extraordinary for bystanders.
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Oxford
England
John Adams
Adams
John Grady
T. E. Gardiner
Gardiner
Grady
Great Smokies Flora Expands Visitor Study in North Carolina
Visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina gain more chances to study regional flora. The park plans an expanded naturalist program adding new nature trails and a ranger at Dee Creek Camp Grounds near Bryson City, documenting more than varieties of plants and flowers in the Smokies.
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Great Smoky Mountains
North Carolina
Great Mountains National Park
Edward Hummel
Great Smokies Park
Firemen Put Out Blaze In Courthouse Fountain
Paris Kentucky firemen quickly contained a small blaze in an electric water fountain at the courthouse across from the fire station. Workers were repairing the fountain when it ignited.
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Paris
WUNC TV to Open January 4 As Educational Station
WUNC TV will begin operations January 4 with 100000 watt capacity. The station based in Chapel Hill and Greensboro and Raleigh will broadcast weekday programs from three UNC schools and via a mobile unit to Piedmont. News and diverse educational content planned with access to commercial stations.
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Channel 4
Robert F. Schenktan
Consolidated University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Womans College
Greensboro
State College At
Raleigh
Channel 1
WUNC
Piedmont
Schenkkan
Houston
One Hour Valet Opens In City
A One Hour Valet branch opened at 134 S Main St in High Point last week. The store showcases rapid dry cleaning with a unique val-toning process and aims to offer quality cleaning at the lowest possible prices, with Fred Cossei as manager.
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Faing
Florida
Pennsylva
Serint
S. Main St
High Point
Fred Cossei
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Riemann
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Valetone
Llee
Men's Quits
Onen Hour Valet Inc
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