Thomasville Textiles Grow Strong in Industrial Balance
Thomasville, NC has developed a balanced textile and furniture economy with two cotton mills, four knitting mills and one underwear mill. The Ragan Knitting and Amazon Cotton mills are early leaders, while rayon driven hosiery and fancy socks mark the sector's modern expansion and employment surpasses 1,500 workers.
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Ragan
Amazon Cotton Mills
J. T. Cramer
Cramer Chair Company
J. W. Cannon
Amazon
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Jewel
Jewel Cotton Mills
C. A. Cannon
D. A. Long, Jr
R. C. Rapp
W. H. Curlee
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A. J. Hagood
W. A. Watson
J. W. Hawthorne
C. R. Russell
A. H. Ragan
Ragan Knitting Company
Thomasville Female College
Maurice Hosiery Mills
Ragan-Maurice Company
Ragan-Maurice Hosiery
Ragan and Maurice Mills
Ragan Knitting
Grady Dickens
Scott & Williams
R. R. Ragan
N. C. English
M. L. Bales
South
Carolina Underwear Company
W. H. Peace
Thomasvilleo
Ragan-Maurice Knitting Company
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Thomasville News Roundup Echoes Local Jokes and Happenings
In Thomasville on Feb 11, residents laugh at petty concerns from Lee Ensley’s buried money to overdue bills. The piece notes Boy Scout week, a joking pull for a thirteen month calendar, interest in a proposed jitney bus franchise, and historical references to a 1918 street car plan. It also mentions rising births vs deaths and a spike in drunken arrests amid Prohibition-era humor.
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Thomasville
Lee Ensley
Byrnes Seeks New Public Works Dept for Relief Agencies
Senator Byrnes announced hearings next week on a bill to create a new department of public works to centralize all federal relief efforts including WPA PWA NYA CCC and Civil Service. The plan would raise minimum unemployment benefits to five dollars weekly and require a one third local funding share.
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Senators Declare Farm Act Failure
The Senate agriculture committee heard Rep. Lemke and Rep. Massingale denounce the current farm law as failing farmers amid calls to replace it with a cost of production plan sponsored by 17 senators. Sen. Lucas criticized the plan as unadministerable while defending the law’s basic philosophy and noting CA protections for gas tax funds via a constitutional amendment.
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Lucas
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Thomasville Keeps Pace With Textile Innovations
The article notes a steady textile industry in Thomasville, still operating under an older NRA code while a new wages and hours bill exists. City leaders avoid forecasts, but assure Thomasville will stay aligned with major industry innovations as it has for 30 years.
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Thomasville
Quadruplets Born as Father Out of Work in Pittsburgh
Mrs. Marie Pennetti gave birth to four babies at the hospital, with three survivals a girl and a boy and a second girl, while the father Ralph Pennetti, a former truck driver, waited in a hospital waiting room. The first baby died, and the others remain in incubators or oxygen. Names planned include William for the boy and Bernardine for one of the girls. a fourth name is undecided. The family, including older siblings, faces the new challenge as the doctor notes the mother in very good condition.
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Marie Pennetti
Bruce Austin
Ralph Pennitti
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Pennetti
Ralph
William
Bernardine
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