__Nov. 28, 1923__
• Chiropractor H.J. Doll advertises in the Interstate American that his practice at 106 S. Main St., offers a solution for nervous people. Adjustments can cure imperfectly working nerves, caused by an obstruction in the nerve circuit, Doll shares.
• Union Electric & Power Co., 210 S. Main St., shares a modern way to relieve pain that allows residents to do away with the old-fashioned hot water bottle. The company emphases that an electric warming pad not only doesn’t need to be refilled, but provides three heats that stay hot.
• Barnett Auto Sales offers a 1924 Studebaker sedan for $1,550, promising the 71-year-old line of vehicles ensures a long and satisfactory service.
__Nov. 28, 1973__
• A $3 million bond issue to finance the expansion at Rowe Furniture Corp. was approved by 90% in a special referendum Nov. 17. Rowe plan president Gerald Birnbach told the Chamber of Commerce the expansion could mean an additional 300 jobs for the city.
Rowe reported having 350 workers at the time.
“The Poplar Bluff plant of the Rowe Furniture Corporation, without question, is the most modern upholstery furniture manufacturing plant in the nation and might well become the largest in the nation under one roof,” Birnbach said.
He expected sales in 1973 to exceed $34 million. The company was founded in 1946, making a swivel rocker on the second floor of a loft building in Virginia. By 1965, it was making sales valued at $14 million.
Production at a temporary site started in Poplar Bluff in 1968. The company moved into its permanent Poplar Bluff location in 1969, growing to 287,000 square feet. Discussions for the Poplar Bluff location had started a decade prior to its arrival, Birnbach said.
The company president felt “this city offered many things, some tangible and some intangible that he desired for his company. Obviously, a good labor supply was of prime concern... In addition, he thought it was the type of city that offered the warmth and cooperation so necessary to the successful operation of our business.”
(Editor’s note: Rowe filed for bankruptcy in 2006, closing the Poplar Bluff factory as part of its efforts to reorganize.)
• Members of the Ozark Foothills Law Enforcement Assistance Council report state funds for the group have been cut. Members, which include Butler, Ripley, Wayne, Reynolds and Carter counties, debated whether the $88,000 should be split among the members based on population. Members of the smaller communities said each town should have at least one qualified officer, if the population of the town is quite small. Funds were to go to eight qualifying units, include sheriff’s departments in Butler, Ripley, Wayne and Reynolds counties and police departments in Poplar Bluff, Qulin, Ellsinore and Doniphan.
• The Associated Press shares the House has approved a nation-wide year-round daylight savings plan and the Senate is expected to vote in the coming week. The plan was cited by President Richard Nixon as a measure needed to meet the energy crisis. Supporters said it would help reduce electricity and heating demands by as much as 3%, particularly in northern areas. They also said it could reduce traffic accidents and cut crime.
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