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The Herald-Palladium from Benton Harbor, Michigan • 28

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Benton Harbor, Michigan
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i PAGE FOUB TEE CE2ALD-PALLADIUM, Btntai HarUr-St. Jssepk, lOcUgu' TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, Fok Jewelry Oibening Second Store In Area i. i. Richman Bros.1 Store tennial Bill Keresztes. who was for-: merly manager of a Richman' Brothers store in Ohio.

The company is headquartered in Cleveland, pany's stores over the next 3-4 "We believe this new store is an important step in that direction," he said. The new manager of The Orchards Mall store will be Ohio. Fox Jewelry Co. of Grand Bapids, it opening its second Tain City area store at Orchards i MalL Company executive vice president "Catnas Fox said Us company operated a store here for "J3 or 14 years," the last eight spent at Fairplain Piaza in Benton Township. ,1 iThe trend today is that where we have opened more than 'one store in it creates additional volume," Fox said.

-The Fox Jewelry Co. was founded in Grand Rapids in 1S17 by Fox's father, Martin M. Fox, who is still company president. It remains a family-owned company. The company operates 2S retail outlets in Michigan and Northern Indiana.

Fox Jewelry is a direct diamond importer and diamonds remain its basic line. Fox said. The company maintains permanent offices in Antwerp, Belgium; Tel. Aviv, Israel, and New York. The company is a member of the Diamond Council of America.

In addition to diamonds, the Orchards Mall store will carry a full line of watches and gold jewelry. Fox Jewelry also maintains a policy of promotion within the ranks of the company. New store managers are appointed from within company ranks, not brought in from outside. Fox said. "Our buyer has been with us for 28 years," he said.

"He started out working after school. Our store operations manager also started out working after school." Todd Binsz, manager at Fairplain, will be moving over to manage the Orchards Mall store. Art Robinson, assistant manager atFairplain, will be promoted to manager. Richman Brothers will be celebrating its centennial with the opening of its men's store in Orchards Mall. The company was founded in 1879 with a men's clothing in Portsmithi Ohio.

It now has 350 stores in 38 states and employs a total of 7,000 people. -The company also manufactures its own suits, sports coats and pants and also purchases major brand names under its own label, according to Henry Judson, spokesman for the company. Judson said Richman Brothers is locating in The Orchards Mall as part of an expansion program that is aimed at doubling the com- Lightning's Potent Stuff WASHINGTON (AP) -Lightning packs a powerful wallop. According to National Geographic, it can deliver 100 million volts and temperatures five times hotter than the sun's surface. Naturalizer Specializes In 'Hard To Fit' Foot Naturalizer Shoes in the Orchards Mall will offer a full line of women's shoes but specializes in the hard to fit foot.

The store will carry dress, sporty and casual shoes in all sizes from three to 12. Widths range from extremely narrow to extra wide. The Naturalizer Shoe line is distributed nationally. The local store is owned by Shoes Inc. The manager is Russell Winder, formerly of Don Shoes in Fairplain Plaza.

MF YOU'RE L00KIN' F0IrS STUDENT 7 SHIRTS YOU'LL FIND, J' HAS THE BEST SELECTION ti en Jr mm ik FOX JEWELRY Familiar jeweler Todd Binsz moves to Orchards to manage new Fox store. i 1 inrinriri.n.ri.n.n.irijuLrinrLnnji Kay Bee Toy-Hobby Shop Adds 40th Store Of Year mall will be the firm's sixth in The others are located in shopping malls in Ann Arbor, Troy, Dearborn, Sterling Heights, and Rochester. Kaufman said the chain5" decided to locate at the Orchards Mall because it sees southwestern Michigan as a good market area. "We are always looking for new locations," he said. "We have a very strong growth pattern." WOK WBATS COMING SOON TO the orchards mall I I maafnosmRrr Jr.

The Place for the Custom ftce" 7 Now Featuring NEW FASHION ACCESSORIES LINGERIE JEWELRY I FREE EAR PIERCING CLOVES HATS Currently IN TERRY'S STORE IKEEHmilP FAIRPLAIN PLAZA CONSULTATIONS Ex-Policeman Accused 'Kay Bee Toy and Hobby Shop, which bills itself as the fastest-growing toy store chain in the country, will be opening its 40th toy store this yiar with the store in Orchards Mall. toy store chain, headquartered in Lee, ups founded in 1922, and now has 170 stores in the Midwest and East. store carries more than 8.0M items, according to Richard Kaufman, executive vice president of the firm. "We believe we offer the right toy at the right price," he said. fThe new toy store in the tho orchards mall DETROIT (AP) A former Detroit police officer and two other men have been charged with possession of heroin.

Rahmaaan Shamsud-Din, 27, was arraigned Sunday, on the narcotics charge before Visiting Recorder's, Court Judge J. Patrick Denis who ordered him held on a 37,500 bond. Police arrested Shamsud-Din and two other men Saturday following a narcotics raid of a suspected Detroit dope pad. The other two men were identified as Edward Yarbrough, 25, and Gregory Oglesby, 23, both of Detroit. s-i' Napier, Pipestone 1-94 III Jll Ic'll'Ull lillllllll liMllill 8 Round Up The Gang! Kid's Day is October 27th Free Balloons Visit Oiir Clown Mr.

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