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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1924
Page
21
Charleston resumes the third season of supervised play with eight city playgrounds opened for children. Civic groups funded equipment for school grounds, with Director Kit Lewis leading efforts and a $3,509 appropriation to cover uniforms and activity costs.
Supervisors map out a summer program focusing on safe play areas, with Mayor Wertz and the playgrounds committee noting increased parental interest. Directors stress guiding children's character and fitness, while crews prep grounds, swings, and equipment for a busy season as Charleston children return to supervised play spaces.
The piece recalls American visitors in London who met hotel staff with warmth yet faced harsh conditions endured by British service workers. It profiles Dorothy Low and Miss Jensen, highlighting their rise in politics and engagement with labor issues while exposing hotel workers’ low wages, long hours, and crowded, unsanitary quarters.
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