New business ventures and economic indicators spark local buzz
Reports swirl of a potential replacement for the Piedmont Customer Service system as merchants test demand. Meanwhile Touch of Beauty, Services Unlimited, led by J W Bill Brewer, launches home and commercial cleaning and on call janitorial services in High Point.
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Piedmont Customer Service
PCS
High Point
J. W.bill Brewer
Touch of Beauty, Services Unlimited
Brewer
Sartin’s
Montlieu Ave
Piedmont Airlines
Piedmont
Two Meetings On Agenda This Week Nationwide Director Events
Two professional meetings appear on this week's agenda. The N C Virginia chapter of the American Society of Training Directors holds its fall conference in Winston Salem at McLean Trucking safety and operations building. The November meeting of the Piedmont chapter of the National Machine Accountants Assn meets Thursday at Meadows Green Country Club Spray with a 6 30 p m dinner and a tour of Litho Web Inc continuous forms plant in Leaksville.
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N. C. - Virginia
American Society of Training
Winston-Salem
McLean Trucking
Meadows Green Country Club
Spray
National Machine Accountants Assn. Piedmont
Litho-Web Inc
Leaksville
Economics Teaching Lagging
The National Education Association reports that fewer than 5 of 100 high school graduates have had an economics course. It calls for one or two semester economics in grades 11 or 12 and improved teacher preparation, stressing benefits for talented students who may become future corporate and public leaders.
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No-Man’s Land
United States
Hawaii Dockers Agree On Longest Island Pact
Hawaii dockers and the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union reach a five year contract announced by federal arbitrator Sam Kagel. The pact creates a $3,115,000 mechanization fund funded by employers at $550,000 yearly and ties wage scales to West Coast longshore contracts.
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Hunululu
Hawaii
Sam Kage
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Kagel
First international exposition held in New York City
In 1853 New York City hosted the first international exposition in the United States. It was funded entirely by private sources with no financial support or official endorsement from the federal government.
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New York City
United States
How I Started A New Life With The Journal Ad
A first person narrative describes reading The Wall Street Journal as a path to advancement and higher income. The ad promotes a three month trial for seven dollars, claims value for salaried workers, small business owners, and ambitious youths, and lists subscription details and price.
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Wall Street Journal
The
Broad St
New York
N.Y
Christmas Shopping Outlook Hopes Rise On Strong Week
AP reports brisk Christmas buying boosts retailer optimism. NRMA forecasts 2 percent rise in 1961 Christmas sales, IDE predicts up to 5 percent. total sales around 5 billion dollars. Commerce shows 180.68 billion in January-October, down 1.4 percent from 1960. Automakers push toward 5.5 million cars with weekly output around 125k.
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AP Business News
New York
Department of Commerce
NRMA
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By Joe Brown
Big
New Business
Business Week
North Carolina
Federal Home Loan Bank of Greensboro
N.C. Savings and Loan Associations
State Department of Labor
Charlotte
Greensboro
Raleigh
Durham
Winston - Salem
Heritage Furniture Co
Don Smith
Drexel Enterprises Inc
Smith
Heritage
Morganton Furniture Co
Linville Manning
Granville
Mayflower Warehousemen’s Assn
Columbus
George D. Davis
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co
Hartford
Conn
Fair Lanes, Inc
H. L. Culler
Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Minute Man Club
National Associa
N.C. National Bank Wation
Securities Dealers, Inc
Gas
N.C. Natural
N.C
Ohio
Eninsular Life
Compile- Textile Corp
Ledmont Aviation
Piedmont Natural Gas
BIO Y ED
Piedmont & North Ray
Adams Engieerng la Public Soc
Aerotron
Uramia Life
Alrvac Metals
Republic National Life
American & Efird
Rose’s
American Com. Agency
Owe Furniture
American Fidelity Life
Discount
Shield Bantam
American Land
Scott Foresman
American
Scott Mattson Farms
Security Life & Trust
Allanta Gas Light
Oco Products
BBS Studios
Soroban Engineering
Moston Capital Ig
Stevens
Bowater Paper
Stevens Markets
M.C. Finance
Superior
Cem Corporation
Telechrome
Texize Chemical
Os Cannon Casualty Inc. Sha Inc
Carolina
Colonial Stores
U.S. Chemical Colonial
Wachovia Bank & Trust
One Mills
Walker
Consolidated
Walter
Coral Ridge Prep
Watson Bros- Trans
Western Carolina Tel
Western Power & Gas
Rown Alum
Ind
Wise Homes
Aoe Crompton Builders
Lais Yitigan, Inc
Wright Homes Monnelly, RR & Song
Zonolite Company S
Prexel Enterprises
Puffy Mott
Pynatronics, Inc. Assoc
Astern Util
Georgia Internationalreen
Grings Equipment
All Life
Hamilton Mig
Hanes
P. H. King
Harris-Teeter
Inns
Holiday
Houston Corp
Uyck Corp
Inter. Mtn, Tel
Interstate Life & Accid
Ational Ood
Ms National Life & Accid
National Old Line Life
Homes Com
Factscing
Meimard & Company Inc
Park Ave. S
Southern Rep
Otis L. Holland
Life Insurance Profession
George P. Clark, C.L.A
NEW England Life
Mutua Late Insurance
America
Jess N. Main
By G. K. Hodenfield
Washington
National Education Association
Plan Mfg
Lester Piano Mfg. Co, Inc
4Th
Seminole Sts
Lester, Penn
Philadelphia Suburb
MOORE
David Weisz i
N.Y Kl
ATP
First Southern CO
Greensboro, N.caa
J. Sturgis May & CO
N. Carolina
Nat's Bank
Cash Register Bells
National Retail Merchants Association
National Industrial Conference Board
E. O. Lane
APE Insurance Company
Robert A. McCuiston
Edgar T. Doobrow
Ralston F. Welch
Accident & Health
Pension
N. Main St
Belo
CEN
N. Main
S. Main
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