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Family Among City Pioneers in High Point Store History
The Richardson’s department store story traces its rise through the Depression and World War II to a postwar remodel aimed at broader service. In 1945 it sold nylon hose early in the postwar period and also cashed checks for local industrial workers on weekends, sourcing from High Point and North Carolina manufacturers and carrying brands such as Anvil, Archdale, United Mills, Lina, Hanes Hosiery, and Cannon Mills.
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Archdale Manufacturing Co
United Mills
Lina Underwear Co
Hanes Hosiery
Cannon Mills
High Point