Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 October 1947 — Page 36

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FRONT VIEW—The new Pearson Music Co.

has FIRST FLOOR VIEW —Furniture will be featured i in this north section of the first FOUNDERS ROOM—Arnother new addition to Pearson's piano-organ depart- MUSIK come out from behind construction barriers for the grand—toor.-The winding stairway leads to the north mezzanine, which houses radio displays ment is the Founder's room. The paneled-wall, beamed-ceiling room will be used as a occupies H Opening tomorrow. Saturday and Monday and soundproof demonstration rooms for radios and phonographs. demonstration center for groups and committees and also as the store's broadcasting Jeatures ar

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nasum. The expansion has afforded The busines : Mayor, Secretary of State to Take Part Pearson's, an estimated 10,000 addi- rected by Will In Ceremonies Marking Expansion tional square feet of floor space, Yoo pristdent A three-day grand opening of the enlarged Pearson |°fcials said. Raymond 'C.

Music Co., 128-130 N. Pennsylvania, will get underway with yar Be ed deo an all-star program tomorrow. partments has resulted in & second The formal opening will mark the end of mere tHan|floor set aside for living room and two years of construction iy which the store expanded into|0%casional Sursiiuse and hs steute the adjoining north half of the building. ” “lorgan salon, an : exclusive maple Ceremonies will open with : furniture section, a bedding depart-

p. m.; the WIBC P. M. Party 8 ment, H “ ug Sisplay room and “Baby’ formal dedication at noon to-2:30 p. m. and Dick “Two-Ton" Sy Dolo

morrow and will continue Baker's national broadcast over partment. fourth floor,

through Saturday .and Mons Mutual Ervatoestnh syste. {formeny a school, features bed- * |day. The store will. remai h Lyles room . furniture and violin and" rep AEA day “ufiil 10 pm. each oti Randleadar. Sucker will make s.lorgan' repair, TOO. as well, A, eo : [personal appearancé in. the en- practice roa. ; Official Guests of Honor {larged record library on the first The school ,of musle and audi- ’ Secretary of State Thomas E. [floor at 3:45 p. m. tomorrow. The torium are located in the base- : Bath and Mayor Denny will no Sisters also are scheduled ment, as are kitchen appliances. honored guests at the dedication./to be featured in grand opening Main floor departments are records A. dirigible will go aloft and willl ceremonies. |and sheet music in the south secremain overhead throughout grand| Another feature of the opening tion, furniture and appliances in opening . ceremonies with flood-|will be a contest in which $4000 in|the north section, and radios and lights playing on it at night. furniture and other merchandise band instruments on the mezzanine. A special stage has been erected prizes will be awarded. Offcers of Pearsons are J. V. on the second floor for a series of | Judges of the contest will be | Levinson, president; B. R. Ross, variety shows. An all-star shaw [Jack G. Messmer, chairman; Robert secretary-treasurer; Roy 8S. Fae, featuring bandleader Tommy Shank, president of Shank Aviation |vice president and comptroller; M Tucker, Dick “Two-Ton” Baker, |Corp.; Judge Joseph Howard; Dale|J. Newman, vice president and Miss Ruth Noller, Miss Ada Straub | Mason, vice president of Roscoe |general manager and M. A. Horseand others will be held from the Turner Aeronautical Corp.; Mark man, vice president and mer-

stage at 8:30 p. m. tomorrow. |Rhoads, attorney; Jesse Peden, at-|chandise buyer. Othe events on the stage to-|torney; Thoms B, dase; city en-[—Pearson’s now operates 14 stores morrow will include the Dixie Four |gineer, and rt L. Frankel, real/in Indiana. It is a subsidiary of Seve broadcast over WIBC at 12:30 |estate broker, ‘Sterling Co., Inc., New York. bros iy , addi 0 . 4 ® Five Modern, Spacious and Colorful Floors Provide the Setting for Some of Worlds Best Known Home Furnishings FRID. MA : : ; ’ ’ - . . a For years the executives of Pearsons have been dreaming and planning this new furniture store. They poured over blueprints, consulted with architects, contractors a and sub-contractors in order to obtain all possible ideas. The best ideas were gh adopted in the redesigning and rebuilding of the New Pearsons from the FRID foundation to the roof. Their determination to create a modern, pleasing furniture store made them go so far ¢s to have several departments practically rebuilt a second time in order that everything FRID would be just right. Now, at long last, all is complete . . . asmodérn, Radi completely new, air-conditioned building where Pearsons will play a more important part than ever in the home-life of Indiana, FRIT 2 which they have served since 1873. Five Ra: 7% Bi modernized floors will display some of the world's finest and best known home furnishings Bu in a setting that is spacious, modern, es and colorful. ‘We hope you'll like it. : FRI UR buyers have scoured the best furniture markets Mut in America in order fo make available, through the Con New Pearsons, home furnishings that are distinctively styled, traditionally beautiful, and constructed to uncompromisingly FRI high standards . . . at prices that represent good value. Ind The results... well, you must judge it for yourselves. You ] ~ are invited to visit the New Pearsons . . . just to pass an interesting hour, or to seriously look for just the right chair SA’ you have been wanting, or the entire fumishings of a home. : Oh al Or staff of decorators will be glad to chat with you about We Invite Your Charge Rad : : Say: home decorating problem. ; ; or, Coeded Account