Word: congoleum
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Frederick Harold Cook, 43, was elected president and chief executive officer of Congoleum-Nairn, second biggest U.S. manufacturer (first: Armstrong Cork) of smooth-surface floor coverings, succeeding F. J. Andre, 59, who moved up to chairman. A salesman in the floor-covering industry since his graduation from Indiana University ('36), Cook joined Congoleum-Nairn in 1955 as a vice president in charge of sales just when sales and profits were turning down (deficit for the first nine months of this year: $1,964,720 v. $107,222 for the same period in 1957). Said Cook...
...such shows, thus far only Garroway at Large, sponsored by Congoleum-Nairn Corp., has been a conspicuous commercial success, but their total impact on TV has been enormous. Fred Allen, due to make his own TV bow this month, says: "The Chicago shows are making an effort to do something. They're short on money, short on talent, but long on inventiveness." And NBC's Herbuveaux, who believes in a change of pace, adds: "After half an hour of being beat over the head by New York, people enjoy a half-hour of leaning back with Chicago...