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Hollar1d Tyler. left; and Gerald Player invite you to visit Player Furniture Company for all your
l1orne fur·nishing needs.

Playe1· Fu1·nitur·e Cornpany is a homeowner's
par·1adise 14,00 .square feet of everything you need to set
up house~eeping.
Arid Gerald Player· will be happy to show you his full '
line of furnitw·e fo1· every room in the house and every
applia11ce a housewife can drearn of to make her work
easie1·. He also carries Mot:o1·ola TV's a11d stereo
equip1ne11t.
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Beside the furniture depa1·tment is the carpet
depa1·tme11t where you can look through stacks of carpet
sa1nples a11d 1·ools u11til you find exactly what you need
fo1· your J101ne. Player 11ot only sells carpet and vinyl
floor covering &lt;A1·mstro11g and Gaf) but t.hey install it
loo.
The1·e are also books of wallpaper samples frorn
which you can 01·der wallpaper.
Ge1·ald's father, Wilson Player, started the family
business with a cou1itry store in 1954 which was in the
sarne location as the present business. He gradually
added applia11ces to the groceries and later went into the
furniture business in Johnsonville. About 10 years ago he
built the present building on Highway 41 between

Joh11so11ville arid Hernir1gway with plenty ot· r·oo1n to
expa11d as the business g1·ew.
. . . . Wilso11 11ow far·ms full tirne arid Gerald r·uns the
business. However·, these a1·e still seve1·al Players
a1·our1d sir1ce Ge1·ald's rnother· a11d his wife Brenda run a
fab1·ic sl1op 11ext to the furniture department. They have
all kinds of fab1·ics arid sewing rlotior1s, as well as Mores
sewing 1nachines. So, while Gerald helps you furnish
your· house, .the ladies can help you furnish youri
wa 1·dr·obe.
- Besides all the Player·s, the1·e's someone else there
wl10 kr1ows a lot about furnitur·e and appliances and is a
lot of fu11 to k11ow. Hollar1d Tyler, formerly of Jowers
Fur·r1itw·e Cornpar1y, r-ecently joined the staff as
assista11t 1nar1age1·. Holland will be happy to help you
with sorne fur·11itu1·e a11d invites all his friends to come
see l1im at his r1ew location.
Ger·ald a11d Holland invite you to compare prices and
to visit Player Furniture Compa11y for the largest
selectior1 of mediu1n priced furniture in the area and
so1ne of the lowest prices to-be found anywhere.

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