Record #:

31028

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

On Columbus Day--October 12, 1961--President John F. Kennedy will officially open the North Carolina Trade Fair at the Coliseum and Merchandise Mart in Charlotte, North Carolina. The first state-sponsored trade fair in America, the trade fair is expected to draw more than 300,000 buyers and visitors from all over the country to the over 1000 exhibits.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 19 Issue 3, July 1961, p8, por

Subject(s):

Trade shows--Charlotte; Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963