Local slipcover firm expands with new line of shades and rugs
Margaret Stull, owner of Stull's Shipcovers at 10205 Bethel Road Frederick, expands to New England braided rugs and Old Sturbridge Village Collection fabrics by Waverly, adding Belgium chesten carpets. Her team, including Helen Miller of Staunton, Va, travels to customers' homes to show fabrics and make slipcovers draperies or related items. The firm now offers Roman shades wooden mini blinds decorator louver blinds and pleated fabric shades, aiming to pass savings to customers by operating with lower overhead.
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Margaret Stall
Simon
Stall
Bethel Road
Helen Miller
Margaret Sunday
C. Kurt Holter
Mieselt Sn
Hess
Stull
Frederick
New England
Sturbridge Village
Waverly
Belgium
Margaret Stull
Coke
Staunton
Market Advances Despite Mixed Stock Activity
The New York Stock Exchange rose with the Dow up 42 points to 87.14, led by gains in Sears Roebuck and Armco while Kmart and U S Steel also advanced. Volume totaled 47.09 million shares with 1 gain for 2 declines. broader indices posted solid moves across S and P 400, S P 500, and Nasdaq composites.
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WYSH
Sears, Roebuck
Kmart
J.C. Pennenrose Windus Armco
Republic
U.S Steels
Amex
Dome Petroleum
Standard & Poor
S&p
Dow Jones
Allg Pw
Alph Porta
GenStar
Giant St
Gulf Oil
Kmart Litton SB
Marriott Corp
Mercantile Bokshi
Mobil
Phil
Penney
Sears
Texaco
Warner L
Whittak
Woolworth
Baker Watts & Co
Frederick
Jamaica named site for Seabed Authority in Geneva decision
Deputy Prime Minister Hugh L. Shearer announced Jamaica will host the International Seabed Authority after a Geneva decision by Law of the Sea Conference representatives. Malta and Fiji competed, with Jamaica citing $200 million HQ construction and job growth as key benefits for tourism and international meetings. A Seabed Authority tribunal will be established in Hamburg.
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Jamaica
Hugh L. Shearer
Geneva
Switzerland
International Organization
Malta
Fiji
Caracas
Group of 77
Montero Bay
Kingston
Shearer
Ment
United Nations
Tribunal For the Seabed Authority
Hamburg
Federal Republic of
Germany
Giant Food announces unaudited results for 24 weeks
Giant Food Inc reports unaudited results for the 24 weeks ended Aug 15 1981. Sales rose to $735.7 million from $636.5 million, a 15.6 percent gain, while pre tax loss reached $3.325 million from a pre tax income of $7.645 million. Net loss was $2.236 million versus income of $4.852 million, with loss per share at 45 cents against 99 cents.
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Giant Food Inc
Chase Manhattan Bank
Banka Nationwide
J.C. Penney Co. Inc
Penney
F.W. Woolworth Co
New York
Woolworth
Dayton Hudson Corp
Minneapolis
IMC Frederick Chapter Moves Meeting to Magayunk Site
The Frederick County Chapter of the International Management Council will meet at Magayunk Restaurant, 207 W. Patrick St., Frederick, instead of the original location. The 6 p.m. meeting includes dinner at 6:30 p.m. Don Stevenson of JLG Industries will speak. Admission is $10.35 at the door. For details contact the Frederick YMCA at 663-5131.
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Frederick County
International Management Council
Magayunk
W. Patrick St
Frederick
Don Stevenson
JLG Industries
Frederick Ymca
Retail sales rise in September amid mixed economic signals
The Associated Press reports September retail sales increased for top chains led by Sears Roebuck and K Mart, signaling a not yet downturn but not a strong expansion. Analysts note declines in lending rates yet worry over the pace of overall growth as major banks cut prime rates while retailers show year over year gains across several chains.
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Sears Roebuck & Co
Chicago
Sears to buy Dean Witter Reynolds for six hundred million
Sears Roebuck & Co and Dean Witter Reynolds Organizations Inc directors approved a deal valued at about 600 million with Dean Witter to become an autonomous subsidiary under Sears. Sears plans a 50 cash offer for up to 45 percent of Dean Witter and a 50 Sears stock swap for remaining shares, subject to stockholder approval.
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New York
Dean Witter Reynolds
Dean Witter
Sears
New York Stock Exchange
United States
Coldwell Banker & Co
American Express
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K Mart Corp
Troy
Mich
Walter Peterson
Fahnestock & Co
the News
World Trade Center
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World Trade Center Institute
WTCB
Community College of Baltimore
Stanley
Penn State
Holiday Inn
Chambersburg
Karen Shute
Pennsylvania Financial Group
State College
Shute
Continuing Education
Mont Alto
Flax
New York Department of Commerce
Constellation
Zisi
Division of Continuing Education of
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Market Place
Lombard
Carolyn Smith
Governor’s Committee For
Clara Crow
Norman Lear
Carroll O'Connor
Jim Nabors
Betty White
Social Services
North Market Street
Congress
Conrail
Maryland Rail Line
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Frankford
Del
Stow Hill
Fort Meade
Odenton
Northeast Rail Service
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Charles HK. Smith
Maryland Transportation Commission
Snow Hill
Smith
Cotrail
Perational Courier
North
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Maryland
Donald T. Taylor
First Federal Savings & Loan Association
Rosemont Ave
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