Women Entering Industry and Wage Gap Highlighted
An investigation for the New York Trust Company argues women faced difficult problems entering the economic world as 8.5 million women pursued independent work. It notes a surge since 1880 to 1890 and that by 1927 average female wages were 17.34 weekly versus 29.36 for men, with broad occupation participation but persistent pay inequality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Trust Company
United States
Industrial Conference Board
Love and danger in a gypsy safe haven
Sir Richard, fleeing after Julian's murder, seeks sanctuary with Truffeni Camlo's Romany clan. Black Nick guides him to a hidden crypt beneath a ruined arch where a quiet refuge awaits, a place teased with danger from Rob the Galloping Parson and the shadow of the crime he fled.
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Helen D’arcy
Julian
Sir Richard
Richard
Truffeni
James Ahearn
Pal
Black Nick
Nick
Rob
George Potter
Jimmy Ahearn
Caesar
Wayman
Lee
Lewes
Dem
Gibbets And Dark Desolation At Wind-Swept Range
Sir Richard tracks Truffens into a wind swept desolation where a ruined wall and a gibbet loom. He fears the grisly dangling shape while the woman notes many avoid the spot at night and asserts death awaits all.
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Sir Richard
Women workers viewed as temporary labor by employers
Employers see women as temporary workers and accept lower wages. Legal limits on hours and types of work for women are cited by industries to explain why women are deemed less valuable than men.
Great Meuse Argonne Memorial Planned for 1932 Dedication
American mothers and widows will visit Meuse Argonne cemetery in France on government expense between 1930 and 1933. A 160 foot marble column will crown Mountfaucon hill, 14,134 U S soldiers lie there. Memorials at Flanders Field and St Mihiel follow, with chapels by famed architects, all designed for meditation and prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
France
Meuse-Argonne
Mountfaucon
United States
Earier
Europe
Secretary of War
American Battle Monuments Commission
John J. Perishing
Flanders Field
Belgium
St. Mihiel
National Commission of Fine Arts
Mt Hope Notes Highlight Local Visits And July Picnic
Dee Lang returns from Corinth Mississippi. J ants Ear nm Moulton visit the Hadley family Sunday. Floyd Napps of Decatur visits. A large July 4 family picnic at Charles Tingles with chicken stew ice cream and drinks. Mrs. Ralph Graham improves after Florence hospital stay. Various locals visit E K Chunn family. Berta Echols home from Huntsville business course weekend with parents B B and M rs Echols. Oscar Chunn of Flint Ju an visits family. E H Dean in Madison visits friends. Nola Smith Sunday guest of Nela Atkinson. Joseph Ashworth of Hartselle visits aunt Mrs Sampson Thomas. Steve Pike of Union Grove weekend guest of Lum Bonds.
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Dee Lang
Corinth
Miss. J. Ants
Ear Nm
Moulton
Z. E. Hadley
Floyd Napps
Decatur
Charles Tingles
Ralph Graham
Florence
E. K. Chunn
Berta Echols
Huntsville
B. B. Echols
Oscar Chunn
Flint
Uan
Horace Chunn
E. H. Dean
Madison
Nola Smith
Nela
Atkinson Joseph Ashworth
Hartselle
Sampson Thomas
Steve Pike
Union Grove
Lum Bonds
Robbers Den Teases Tomorrow Chapter Twist
In Valhermosa News the scene centers on Birmingham residents Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Kennedy and their son Billy. Jonathan Wild is depicted as a thief taker and thief maker who profits from crime, with constables and a rogue feature in the tale. Tomorrow's chapter promises a startling development.
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L. L. Kennedy
Billy
Birmingham
Jonathan Wild
Jonathan
Wild
Rob
Jeffery Farnel
Richard
Danville Route Two Fourth Of July Visit Notes
Mr and Mrs Gaines McNutt spent the Fourth with her mother Mrs Aldridge of Danville. Mr and Mrs Gilbert Aldridge spent Thursday with Mr and Mrs H H Jones of Union Grove. An annual singing at Upshaw drew many including Misses Zula Lorene Aldridge Lavern Lowery Irene Adair Mable Sewell and Clifford Edd Aldridge. Rain and wind damaged crops in the area. Misses Lorene and Zula Aldridge attended the singing at Johnson Chapel Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaines McNutt
Aldridge
Danville
Gilbert Aldridge
H. H. Jones
Union Grove
Upshaw
Zula
Lorene Aldridge
Lavern Lowery
Irene Adair
Mable Sewell
Felix
Clifford
Edd Aldridge
Lorene
Zula Aldridge
Johnson Chapel
Family Visit and Business Trip Across Alabama
Tuscaloosa residents joined by a visitor from the area, while Mr and Mrs Jim Ellis traveled to Hartselle on a business mission this week.
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Tuscaloosa
Jim Ellis
Hartselle
Proctor News Snippets From Delina to Decatur
Miss Ruby and Myrtle House visit grandparents Mr and Mrs Lyles at Delina Fenn. Miss Shelley Hayes attended the Sweetland White wedding in Athens. Mrs Bevil hosted visitors from Copeland. Irene Bevil spent Saturday night at Copeland. Clyde and Dock Gray hosts this week. Two months summer school begins July 15 with Miss Hayes teaching. Cecil Dodd Pattie Dodd and Lorene Dodd motor to Decatur. Monroe and William Bevil are named in a unclear closing line.
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Ruby
Myrtle House
Cecil Dodd
Patt
Dodd
Lorene
Decatur
Monroe
William Bevil
Dodd Family Guests Spend Week with Grandmother
Mr. and Mrs. Arban Dodd of Decatur and Mr. and Mrs. Patt Dodd hosted visits with Mrs. Turner spending the week at their grandmother.
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Turner
Arban Dodd
Decatur
Patt Dodd
Local residents depart after weekend visits
Miss Eloise Roberson of Haleyville leaves after visiting Miss Willie Sue Martin. Homer Stovall Paul McKnight and spouses return to Decatur after weekend with friends. Floyd Martin Bill Roberson and Misses Meadows Taylor and counts visit for Fourth. Bernice Pat Counts ride to Florence to see Al Jolson. Bertha Dennis, former local teacher, visits friends. S.S. Barksdale returns to university after weekend home.
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Eloise Roberson
Haleyville
Willie Sue Martin
Homer Stovall
Paul McKnight
Decatur
Floyd Martin
Bill Roberson
Bertha Dennis
S.S. Barksdale
Gordons Stomach Remedy Claims Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts Gordons stomach and bowel antiseptic as a prompt remedy for sour stomach indigestion gas bloating heartburn and other discomforts after meals. It promises soothing effects on irritated stomach lining and costs under three cents a dose with money back satisfaction.
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Gordon
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Chapter
Sanctuary
Dave
Cain, Wolcott & Rankin Agency
Nsuro
Good Dad Dealers
Gulf Refining Company
Tadina
MT. Hope News
Valhermosa News
Proctor News
Member
AAA” Association
D. E. McClendon
Mgr
Cor
Walnut and
Alabama Sts
PAN American Petroleum Corporation
Goli
Ash
Sheffield
P. O. Box
Anniston
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