Mr. Speaker. today I would like to extend my congratulations and best wishes to Mr. N.B. Baroody. Sr.. of Florence. SC. who is celebrating his 100th birthday. Mr. Baroody is a native of Lebanon who immigrated to this country at the turn of the century at the age of 16. Speaking no English. he first settled in Massachusetts. After a year in America he could speak English passably and had an idea of how he could be successful in business. He spent time in Massachusetts and Virginia. where he had relatives in the candy manufacturing business. Then he chose Florence as the place to settle down and start his own business. because he says. "Florence is the best place in the world to live." He opened a small grocery story which later grew into food and beverage wholesale businesses.
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