Mrs Spencer Receives Panamanian Gold Award in Canal Zone
In the Panama Canal Zone, Mrs. Spencer is honored with the blue ribboned gold Cristobal award for translations of the Panamanian laureate. She is the first American recipient, also receiving a decorated scroll noting her work. The piece notes stark contrasts between wealth and poverty in the Zone and mentions American and Panamanian schooling.
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Panama
Mrs. Spencer
Canal Zone
U. S
Spencer
Frene
Latir
Senior year teaching leads to teaching post at Coe
The article notes a teacher who, during her senior year at Coe, taught locally then joined the faculty from 1922 to 1926. She later moved east, spent years in the Zone in Rapids and other states, and plans to return to the Zone to start classes September 1.
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Coe
Desee Ae Ee
East
Zone
Aee Ee Rapids
States
Fire Hits Eastern Yacht Club in Marblehead Blaze
The famed Eastern Yacht Club on Marblehead neck, a landmark for yachtsmen along the North Atlantic, was swept by fire early Monday. Fire crews fought the flames as damage mounted and the club faced possible loss of its historic facilities.
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Marblehead
Mass
Eastern Yacht Club
Marblehead Neck
North Atlantic Seaboard
Phone Workers Form New Union
The National Union of Communications Workers of America held its first meeting in Miami Beach. The Southern Federation of Telephone Workers voted Sunday night to join, bringing about 35 000 members under the new union banners and marking a major victory for national president J A Beirne in his effort to consolidate the fight.
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Miami Beach
Fla
INS
National Union of Communications Workers of America
Southern Federation of Telephone Workers
J A Beirne
FASTEETH powder for dentures improves fit and odor
Pleasant alkaline powder helps dentures stay firm for easier eating and talking. It leaves no gummy taste and prevents denture odor. Sprinkle lightly on the plates. available at any drug store.
CIO seeks NFTW members in Cedar Rapids group
Beirne urged attracting NFTW members into the CIO fold during a Cedar Rapids discussion on June 9 1947. He noted the new group might stay independent for now and that its future structuring would be decided by the convention.
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CIO Cio
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Mon
NFTW
CIO
Beirne
Bargaining Drive With AT&T Seeks Nationwide Accord
A report notes a move toward national bargaining with the American Telephone and Telegraph Company as unions consider coordinating actions rather than pursuing separate deals, aiming for a broad industry-wide agreement.
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Beirneadder
Spain to hold national referendum on July 10
Madrid reports a national referendum scheduled for July 10 with details still unclear. Officials confirm the vote as part of ongoing political changes in Spain.
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Madrid
Spain
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