Cold weather boosts shoppers on High Point main stem
Retail activity revived as wintry conditions and Christ mas promotions lift holiday spirit. Merchants report higher inventories and lower margins to stay competitive while promotions and lighting enhance downtown appeal. Flythe Moves Insurance Agency relocates to 656 N Main after 27 years in the old office. Sylvania Electric merges with Argus Cameras creating an autonomous Sylvania division. State data show October non agricultural employment up 4000 with textiles leading wage gains. furniture shows a small drop.
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Main Street
Flythe Moves @ Insurance Agency
N. Main
Flythe
Guilford Optical Company
Womack Radio Supply Co. Op
State Department of Labor
Symbol of Our Heritage High Point church aims for landmark corner
W S Teachey minister of Central Christian Church in High Point envisions the Locke Street and Ferndale Drive corner as Symbol of American Heritage. The plan includes a modern church built before the existing one and a push for a historical marker. He seeks unity among churches and a lasting Community landmark with a church school medical center and home in one spot.
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Pete Jones
High Point
W. S. Teachey
Central Christian Church
Teachey
Locke Street
Ferndale Drive
Top Center
Stock Market Dips On Middle East Crisis Weighing Sentiment
The Associated Press 60-stock average fell $1.90 to 176.00 as the market slid through most of the Thanksgiving week. Absenteeism in the financial district and year end tax loss selling contributed to the downtrend, though steel and shipbuilding shares rose on industry prospects and Suez crisis demand. Leading trading included US Steel, General Motors, Kaiser Aluminum, Standard Oil New Jersey, and Sperry Rand with mixed moves.
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Middle East
Associated Press
Stock Exchange
Financial
Dustry
Republic
Bethlehem
Youngstown
Luken
New York Stock Exchange
Steeds US. Steel
General Motors
Kaiser Aluminum
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Sperry Rand
Crowsell-Collier Publishing Co
Cosolidated
Television & Radio Broadcasters Inc
Crowell-Collier
Midwest
Hornstein Gains Control Of Charles Stores Co Inc
B. Hornstein becomes chairman and president after purchasing Katz family interest in Charles Stores Co Inc a multi state junior department store chain with operations in North Carolina Virginia Tennessee Kentucky and Pennsylvania. Katz family executives resign as leadership changes take effect.
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New York
Charles Stores Co., Inc
B. 5. Hornstein
Katz
Mr. Hornstein
K. Ray Katz
Jacob E. Katz
Charles Stores
North Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Hornstein
Elderly Philadelphia couple found starving with daughter
A 75 year old man Meyer Golob his 73 year old wife Fannie and their 50 year old daughter Rose were found near starvation and exposure in their unheated Philadelphia home. Police reported malnutrition and no fuel with $5600 cash and $9000 in bank deposits and savings bonds scattered about. The parents were taken to Philadelphia General Hospital and Rose to Bayberry Statemen's Hospital.
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Philadelphia
Meyer Golob
Fannie
Philadelphia General Hospital
Rose
Bayberry Statemen’s Hospital
Don’t Sweeten A Cement Job
In Pittsburgh sugar from a local bakery contaminated a cement mix used by R. E. Logan Contracting. The sugar prevented mortar from setting properly while installing ceramic tile walls in a bakery, puzzling workmen until investigators traced the cause.
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Pittsburgh
R. E. Logan
la Bakery
Spaghetti Time At School Cafeterias
Albany cafeteria managers say spaghetti is the noon favorite for students. They cite familiarity quick consumption and the tendency of children to hurry through meals as reasons behind its popularity.
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Albany, N. Y
Upsurge in Christmas Buying Seen Nationally
National retail mood brightened as holiday spending appeared to rise with auto sales strongest in months. Buyers paid full price for 1957 models, signaling a possible auto-led year end boom though department stores face uncertain help until 1956 totals are final.
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Walter Breede JR
New York
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Sones Andiey
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Newark
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W. Washington St
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S. Main
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