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The first Greater Greensboro Open was played March 26, 1938, with a total purse of $5,000. The tournament is one of North Carolina's and one of the Southeast's top sports attractions and is the second largest one on the winter PGA tour, with a $180,000 purse in 1970.
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10970
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Philip R. Milroy is general manager of General Electric's manufacturing plant in East Flat Rock in Henderson County. The plant employs around 1,200 people and is GE headquarters for lighting equipment development and manufacture.
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10976
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The North Carolina Citizens Association presented Howard Holderness of Tarboro with its Citation for Distinguished Citizenship at its annual meeting on March 25. Holderness is chairman of the board of both Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company and Jefferson-Pilot Corporation. The citation listed many important and time-consuming non-business positions to which he has brought his talent and energy.
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10977
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The North Carolina Citizens Association presented Edwin M. Gill, Treasurer of North Carolina, with its Citation for Distinguished Public Service at its annual meeting on March 25. Gill has served North Carolina in five elective and appointive offices, as well as three years as head of the Federal Internal Revenue Service for North Carolina.
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10978
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Allen Sims is a banker, and on February 10, 1970, he marked the 50th anniversary of his employment with Citizens National Bank of Gastonia. He began work as a bookkeeper in 1920, and today, at age 70, he is chairman of the board of Citizens National. Sims is featured in this month's We The People Magazine's North Carolina Businessman in the News.
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10981
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This article examines the status of women in North Carolina, including where she works; how she is paid in comparison to men; what her economic opportunities are; and the handicaps she faces.
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10992
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Reid Atwater Maynard of Burlington is featured in this month's We The People Magazine's North Carolina Businessman in the News. Maynard started his business career as a banker but switched to textiles in the 1920s. He is president and treasurer of Tower Hosiery Mills and president of Long Finishing Mills.
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10993
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Hugh Morton is a strong promoter of North Carolina. He is world-famous not only as the developer and promoter of Grandfather Mountain but also as the champion of numerous causes that have affected the lives of nearly every citizen of this state.
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Aeroglide Corporation, with home office and plant located near Raleigh, is observing its thirtieth year as a designer and manufacturer of machinery for processing, preservation, and storage of foodstuffs. Recently the company received a prestigious award, a \"Big E\" flag, which is a Presidential award presented by the U.S. Department of Commerce to a business that has made outstanding and profitable progress in expanding its foreign marketplaces.
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11065
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Don S. Holt was reelected president of Cannon Mills and named Chairman of the Board, following the death of Charles A. Cannon in April 1971. He is only the third leader of the company in its eighty-four-year history and the first who does not bear the Cannon name. Cannon Mills is the world's largest manufacturer of household textiles. Holt is featured in this month's WE THE PEOPLE MAGAZINE'S North Carolina Businessman in the News.
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12359
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Bowman Gray and his wife Nathalie built their home, Graylyn Estate, on land purchased from Reynolda Inc. in 1925. The estate was given to the Bowman Gray Medical School in 1946, then to Wake Forest University in 1972. Following reconstruction after a 1980 fire, the building became Wake Forest's conference center.
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12384
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Meetings held by corporation off the business sites brought in $6.4 billion nationwide in 1983. While accurate figures are not available, the North Carolina Council of Conventions and Visitors Bureaus estimates that in 1981 conventions brought in over $100 million. This article provides alphabetically a listing of new or expanded convention facilities with a write-up briefly describing each.
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12385
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In 1884, Heriot Clarkson opened a law office in Charlotte. Clarkson was later an associate justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court. Today, Clarkson's firm known as Parker, Poe, Thompson, Bernstein, Gage & Preston is one of the oldest law firms in continuous practice in North Carolina.
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12398
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Not only is North Carolina the country's leading producer of turkeys, but it is also a leader in the production of broilers and eggs. The $1 billion industry passed tobacco last year as the leading moneymaker for the state's farmers.
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12399
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Not only is North Carolina the nation's top producer of turkeys, but it also ranks number one in the production of sweet potatoes. The state has held that ranking since 1970 when it passed Louisiana for the number one spot. In 1984, North Carolina farmers produced 4.9 million hundredweight of sweet potatoes. A hundredweight equals one hundred pounds.
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