McLendon Blames WLB For Textile Wage Delays
Greensboro attorney Maj. L. P. McLendon told a national war labor board panel that the postwar wage minimum of 47 1/2 cents hourly was hindered by the board. He argued regional boards misunderstood the 1942 order and that the board refused to publicize or confirm the minimum, delaying pay gains for 23 southern textile mills.
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Atlanta
National War Labor Board
United Textile Workers Union of America
CIO
Maj. L. P. McLendon
Greensboro
N. C
Mills
WLB
National Board
McLendon
Luther League to Meet Hickory in Spring Conference
The western district Luther League will hold its annual spring conference Sunday April 23 at St Stephens United Lutheran Church Hickory hosts the meeting with Luther League members in attendance.
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Luther League
Hickory
Western District
St. Stephens United Lutheran Church
Moone’s Emerald Oil Promises Quick Foot Relief
An old advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil claiming immediate relief for sore tender feet after a minute of application. It highlights daily use, odor control, and a camphor antiseptic blend, with Mann Drug Stores guaranteeing satisfaction or money back.
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Moone
Mann Drug Stores
Health column on tuberculosis trends and livestock controls
The piece discusses tuberculosis decline in the United States linked to rigorous cattle and swine inspection and slaughter programs, contrasts with slower European progress, and cites historical figures and policy debates. It includes a Q and A on scabies symptoms and height misconceptions with brief answers.
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United States
Clendening
India
China
Agricultural Department
Great Britain
United
Boxing Fans Pay Birthday Tribute To Jim Jeffries
Ninety-nine hundred spectators in Burbank boxed arena paid tribute to former world heavyweight champion Jim Jeffries on his birthday. He accepted a golden boxing glove mounted on a pedestal and signed autographs for friends as photographers flashed. A birthday cake trimmed with a red lantern topped the celebration.
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Burbank
Calif
Big Jim Jeffries
Jim
Ale Olsen
Food, Soldiers, and Local Life Highlight Busy North Carolina Page
A reader describes mixed value at local eateries with a one third portion tenderloin, while grocers face cost pressures and honest service. Notes on North Carolina demographics and coastlines accompany a war era bus terminal scene with soldiers and a lighthearted boxing event featuring Ale Olsen and Grace MecDonald in Burbank.
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North
North Carolina
South
Texas
Omer
Northane
Rip van Winkle
Bel
Appomattox
Piedmont
Charles B. Aycock
Oliver Goldsmith
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Y.M.C.A
Pan-Veterans
Waterman Pen Company
New York
William N Lewis
New York State
American Legion
Adem Eberhardt
Jimmy Mills
Guadalcanal
Wie
International
Logan Clendening
M. D. Iffis
L. B
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Napoleon
Stalin
LaGuardia
Charles Lamb
Caruso
Jim Jeffries
W. A. Bivins
iSpray, N. C
EFIRT
Oulis
Bette
Dres
Petter
High Point, N. Cj
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